ENTD 261 Military Public University Programming Worksheet

Instructions

Create a VBScript script (w3_Fougnigue_Soro.vbs) that takes one parameter (folder name) to do the following

1) List all files names, size, date created in the given folder

2) Parameter = Root Folder name

The script should check and validate the folder name

3) Optionally, you can save the list into a file “Results.txt” using the redirection operator “>”

4) Make sure to include comment block (flowerbox) in your code.

5) Sample run:-

C:\entd261>cscript.exe w3_sammy_abaza.vbs “c:\entd261” >results.txt

Submit your week 3 work in w3_Fougnigue_Soro.txt (Please save the file as a text file and upload the text file here for final review.)

Course name: ENTD261
Week 3: WSH and VBScript
Instructions
Create a VBScript script (w3_Fougnigue_Soro.vbs) that takes one parameter
(folder name) to do the following
1) List all files names, size, date created in the given folder
2) Parameter = Root Folder name
The script should check and validate the folder name
3) Optionally, you can save the list into a file “Results.txt” using the
redirection operator “>”
4) Make sure to include comment block (flowerbox) in your code.
5) Sample run:C:\entd261>cscript.exe w3_sammy_abaza.vbs “c:\entd261”
>results.txt
Submit your week 3 work in w3_Fougnigue_Soro.txt (Please save the file
as a text file and upload the text file here for final review.)
Requirements
Points
Comment block (flowerbox) with
Instructions on how to run the code
with examples.
20
Code documentation and comments. 10
Assignment code including creating
command line parameter
70
TOTAL POINTS
100
Please refer to the attached sample solution file,
‘****************************************************************
‘Program name:
*
‘Author:
*
‘Purpose: to get the size, date created and name of a folder
*
‘Discription: Basic WSH script written in NotePad++
*
‘How to run: cscript w3_first_lastName.vbs “C:\temp”
‘Date Created:
*
‘****************************************************************
fn = wscript.arguments(0)
‘ fn is a
variable argument
set fs = createobject(“scripting.filesystemobject”)
‘ sets the file
system
set folder = fs.getfolder (fn)
‘ sets the
folder in the file system
set files = folder.files
‘ sets files in
the folder
wscript.echo “files”
‘ creates the
title
for each file in files
wscript.echo “name: ” & (file.name)
‘ & operator is
concatenation operator to print the name of all files and strings together
wscript.echo “size: ” & (file.size)
‘ & operator is
concatenation operator to print the size of all files and strings together
wscript.echo “date: ” & (file.datecreated)
‘ & operator is
concatenation operator to print the date the file was created and strings
together