Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlStringFileSystemObject and Apostrophes

FileSystemObject and Apostrophes

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Author : Carefree
Subject : FileSystemObject and Apostrophes
Posted : 10 July 2013, 12:11
Message :

I want to check for the existence of files using FSO, but if the file path and/or name include an apostrophe, the program breaks. Anyone have a suggestion?
Example code:

Code:


Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If not objFSO.FileExists(strPath&strFile) Then
	strErr=strErr & "<li>"&strFile&" does not exist.</li>"
Else
	objFSO.Close
End If
Set objFSO = Nothing

Replies ...

Reply Author: HuwR
Replied on: 10 July 2013, 12:19
Message:

try escaping any apostrophes with a slash, so try a replace on strFile to replace ' with \'

Reply Author: Carefree
Replied on: 11 July 2013, 09:18
Message:

Replacing with an \' or with an '' doesn't work. Any other suggestions?

Reply Author: HuwR
Replied on: 11 July 2013, 10:41
Message:

well, from what I can find out, the FSO should not have any problem with filenames containing an apostrophe, are you sure that is definitely what is causing the problem ?

Reply Author: HuwR
Replied on: 11 July 2013, 10:45
Message:

From the Script Guy's Blog Incidentally, if you’re using the FileSystemObject (another way to work with files and folders), you don’t have to worry about this; the apostrophe doesn’t seem to bother the FileSystemObject. For example, if you want to know the size of Ken Myer’s Folder, use this code:

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("C:\Ken Myer’s Folder")
Wscript.Echo "Size: " & objFolder.Size
No escaping or other coding tricks required.

Reply Author: Carefree
Replied on: 11 July 2013, 11:50
Message:

The code works perfectly on all folders/files except for those containing an apostrophe and/or an ampersand.

Reply Author: HuwR
Replied on: 11 July 2013, 13:30
Message:

what are you actually getting when you run your code, I just tried this myself and it works quite happily with ampersand and apostrophes in file names

Reply Author: HuwR
Replied on: 11 July 2013, 13:34
Message:

this is the code I ran, and it quite happily displays that the file exists

Code:


<%
strPath = "c:\temp\"
strFile = "apostroph'e&ampersand.txt"
Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If not objFSO.FileExists(strPath&strFile) Then
	strErr=strErr & "<li>"&strFile&" does not exist.</li>"
Else
	strErr=strErr & "<li>"&strFile&" exists.</li>"
End If
Set objFSO = Nothing
Response.Write strErr
%>

results in

apostroph'e&ampersand.txt exists.

FYI, your code errors on the line objFSO.Close

Reply Author: Carefree
Replied on: 11 July 2013, 20:04
Message:

Found it - wasn't in this routine but in the chkstring function; was resulting in a double apostrophe before checking the file name. Thanks. Now if only I could figure out that javascript mouse-over routine, I'd be through with this and I could rest.

Reply Author: Carefree
Replied on: 11 August 2015, 16:22
Message:

This is very old, but here's an update. I solved the mouseover Javascript routine by replacing apostrophes with the U+2032 symbol (#8242;). They still look like apostrophes (and actually sort properly now whereas the apostrophe didn't), so now the Javascript is happy.