Shell.NameSpace method

Creates and returns a Folder object for the specified folder.

Syntax

retVal = Shell.NameSpace(
  vDir
)

Shell.NameSpace( _
  ByVal vDir As Variant _
) As Folder

Parameters

vDir [in]

Type: Variant

The folder for which to create the Folder object. This can be a string that specifies the path of the folder or one of the ShellSpecialFolderConstants values. Note that the constant names found in ShellSpecialFolderConstants are available in Visual Basic, but not in VBScript or JScript. In those cases, the numeric values must be used in their place.

Return value

JScript

Type: Folder**

Object reference to the Folder object for the specified folder. If the folder is not successfully created, this value returns null.

VB

Type: Folder**

Object reference to the Folder object for the specified folder. If the folder is not successfully created, this value returns null.

Examples

The following example shows NameSpace in use. Proper usage is shown for JScript, VBScript, and Visual Basic.

JScript:

<script language="JScript">
    function fnShellNameSpaceJ()
    {
        var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
        var objFolder;
        var ssfWINDOWS = 36
        
        objFolder = objShell.NameSpace(ssfWINDOWS);
        if (objFolder != null)
        {
            alert(objFolder.Title);
        }
    }
</script>

VBScript:

<script language="VBScript">
    function fnShellNameSpaceVB()
        dim objShell
        dim objFolder
        
        set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application")
        set objFolder = objShell.NameSpace("C:\\")

        if (not objFolder is nothing) then
            alert(objFolder.Title)
        end if

        set objFolder = nothing
        set objShell = nothing
    end function
 </script>

Visual Basic:

Private Sub fnShellNameSpaceVB()
    Dim objShell  As Shell
    Dim objFolder As Folder

    Set objShell = New Shell
    Set objFolder = objShell.NameSpace(ssfPERSONAL)

    If (Not objFolder Is Nothing) Then
        Debug.Print objFolder.Title
    End If

    Set objFolder = Nothing
    Set objShell = Nothing
End Sub

Requirements