Vbscript list all PDF files in folder and subfolders - vbscript

Question

Well here is my code but I just can not filter the listing using the objFile.Extension i am sure it is some thing silly
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objStartFolder = "C:\dev"
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Wscript.Echo objFolder.Path
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
If objFile.Extension = "PDF" Then
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
End If
Next
Wscript.Echo
ShowSubfolders objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Sub ShowSubFolders(Folder)
For Each Subfolder in Folder.SubFolders
Wscript.Echo Subfolder.Path
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(Subfolder.Path)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
Next
Wscript.Echo
ShowSubFolders Subfolder
Next
End Sub
On run it comes back with the error
(11, 1) Microsoft VBScript runtime error: Object doesn't support this
property or method: 'objFile.Extension'

Answer 1

You'll want to use the GetExtensionName method on the FileSystemObject object.
Set x = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
WScript.Echo x.GetExtensionName("foo.pdf")
In your example, try using this
For Each objFile in colFiles
If UCase(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.name)) = "PDF" Then
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
End If
Next

Answer 2

(For those who stumble upon this from your search engine of choice)
This just recursively traces down the folder, so you don't need to duplicate your code twice. Also the OPs logic is needlessly complex.
Wscript.Echo "begin."
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objSuperFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(WScript.Arguments(0))
Call ShowSubfolders (objSuperFolder)
Wscript.Echo "end."
WScript.Quit 0
Sub ShowSubFolders(fFolder)
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(fFolder.Path)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
If UCase(objFSO.GetExtensionName(objFile.name)) = "PDF" Then
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
End If
Next
For Each Subfolder in fFolder.SubFolders
ShowSubFolders(Subfolder)
Next
End Sub

Answer 3

The file extension may be case sentive...but the code works.
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objStartFolder = "C:\Dev\"
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Wscript.Echo objFolder.Path
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
strFileName = objFile.Name
If objFSO.GetExtensionName(strFileName) = "pdf" Then
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
End If
Next
Wscript.Echo
ShowSubfolders objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Sub ShowSubFolders(Folder)
For Each Subfolder in Folder.SubFolders
Wscript.Echo Subfolder.Path
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(Subfolder.Path)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
Next
Wscript.Echo
ShowSubFolders Subfolder
Next
End Sub

Answer 4

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objStartFolder = "C:\Users\NOLA BOOTHE\My Documents\operating system"
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
Next

Answer 5

May not help OP, but hopefully others may find this helpful:
run
%ComSpec% /c cd/d StartPath & dir/s/b *.pdf
using shell object
StdOut will contain all PDF files

Answer 6

There's a well documented answer to your question at this url:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2005/02/18/how-can-i-list-the-files-in-a-folder-and-all-its-subfolders.aspx
The answer shown at that URL is kind of complicated and uses WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) to iterate through files and folders. But if you do a lot of Windows administration, it's worth the effort to learn WMI.
I'm posting this now in case you need something right now; but I think I used to use a filesystemobject based approach, and I'll look for some example, and I'll post it later if I find it.
I hope this is helpful.

Answer 7

Check this code :
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objStartFolder = "C:\Folder1\"
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
For Each objFile in colFiles
strFileName = objFile.Name
If objFSO.GetExtensionName(strFileName) = "pdf" Then
Wscript.Echo objFile.Name
End If
Next
ShowSubfolders objFSO.GetFolder(objStartFolder)
Sub ShowSubFolders(Folder)
For Each Subfolder in Folder.SubFolders
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(Subfolder.Path)
Set colFiles = objFolder.Files
for each Files in colFiles
if LCase(InStr(1,Files, ".pdf")) > 1 then Wscript.Echo Files
next
ShowSubFolders Subfolder
Next
End Sub