Softartisans FileManager

SoftArtisans FileManager

You received SoftArtisans FileManager free with your purchase of XFile. SoftArtisans FileManager answers all of your file management needs in a single, easy-to-use control.

SoftArtisans FileManager is 100% script compatible with Microsoft's Scripting.FileSystemObject, while offering numerous advantages:

Security Features
- File encryption
- Access control list manipulation
- File ownership
- LogonUser / RevertToSelf
- Shows security context of current thread
File Manipulation Enhancements
- Binary file Read, Write, and Fill
- INI file manipulation
- Database BLOB import/export
Other Features
- DLL registration
- Fully scriptable by Active Server Pages (ASP)
- Can be used in any COM client including Visual Basic, C++, etc.
- Many features can be disabled via Registry settings

Exercise: Using SoftArtisans FileManager on the Client

The following example demonstrates deleting a file using SoftArtisans FileManager.

Create an HTML script, containing the following lines.

<object classid="clsid:E7B62F4E-82F4-11D2-BD41-00105A0A7E89"
      codebase="localhost/SAXFileSamples/saxfile.cab" id="FileMgr">
      </object>

      <script language="vbs">
      Sub DeleteFile_onClick()
      FileMgr.DeleteFile "c:\x.txt"
      End Sub
      </script>

      <input Type=Button Name="DeleteFile" value="Delete File">

Understanding the Script

The <object> tag creates an instance of SoftArtisans FileManager. Classid specifies FileManager's unique class id, clsid:E7B62F4E-82F4-11D2-BD41-00105A0A7E89. Codebase specifies the location of saxfile.cab, which contains SAFilMgr.dll (FileManager's dll). Id assigns a name to the created instance of SoftArtisans FileManager.
DeleteFile_onClick() executes when the user clicks the "Delete File" button.
The DeleteFile method deletes the specified file. When setting a file to delete, include the the complete file path and name. In addition to the file name, DeleteFiletakes the optional parameter Force. If Force is set to True, FileManager will delete a file even if it is marked "Read only." By default, Force is set to False.
The <input> tag creates a "Delete File" button. When the user clicks this button, the DeleteFile_OnClick() procedure will execute.

Using SoftArtisans FileManager on the Server

Exercise 16 demonstrates creating an instance of SoftArtisans FileManager on the client, using the <object> tag. You can also use FileManager on the server, within an ASP script.

To create an instance of FileManager within an ASP script, use Server.CreateObject, as follows.

Set objFileManager = Server.CreateObject("SoftArtisans.FileManager")