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IsRootFolder(path)

Last updated July 23, 2001

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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: FileSysLib

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Description:
Returns True if the specified folder is the root folder. Because this function uses COM, it is only supported in the Windows version of ColdFusion.

Return Values:
Returns a Boolean value.

Example:

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<CFSET TheFolder = "c:\">
<CFOUTPUT>
Is the #TheFolder# folder the root folder? #YesNoFormat(IsRootFolder(TheFolder))#
</CFOUTPUT>

<CFSET TheFolder = "c:\">
<CFOUTPUT>
Is the #TheFolder# folder the root folder? #YesNoFormat(IsRootFolder(TheFolder))#
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
path	Absolute or relative path to the specified folder.	Yes

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns True if the specified folder is the root folder. (Windows only)
 * 
 * @param path 	 Absolute or relative path to the specified folder. 
 * @return Returns a Boolean value. 
 * @author Rob Brooks-Bilson (&#114;&#98;&#105;&#108;&#115;&#64;&#97;&#109;&#107;&#111;&#114;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 1.0, July 23, 2001 
 */
function IsRootFolder(path)
{
  Var fso  = CreateObject("COM", "Scripting.FileSystemObject");
  Var folder = fso.Getfolder(path);
  Return folder.IsRootFolder;
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns True if the specified folder is the root folder. (Windows only)
 * 
 * @param path      Absolute or relative path to the specified folder. 
 * @return Returns a Boolean value. 
 * @author Rob Brooks-Bilson (rbils@amkor.com) 
 * @version 1.0, July 23, 2001 
 */
function IsRootFolder(path)
{
  Var fso  = CreateObject("COM", "Scripting.FileSystemObject");
  Var folder = fso.Getfolder(path);
  Return folder.IsRootFolder;
}
</cfscript>