Exploring the World of Digital Organization: A Comprehensive Look at Folders & File Management Systems

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
    * IAdvancedInstaller
    * IAdvinstProject
    * IProductDetails
    * IFolder
    * IFoldersComponent
    * IPredefinedFolders
    * IFolderOperations
    * IFolderSync
    * IFolderSyncFilters
    * ILaunchConditionsComponent
    * IFilesComponent
    * IIniFilesComponent
    * IShortcut
    * ITempFile
    * IXmlFile
    * IDirectoryMember
    * IRegistryComponent
    * IInstallParameters
    * IBuildComponent
    * ITextFileUpdatesComponent
    * ITextUpdateFile
    * ITextUpdateAppendOrCreate
    * ITextUpdateReplace
    * IFileAssociations
    * IDefaultProgramFA
    * IExtensionFA
    * IProgIdFA
    * IVerbFA
    * IEnvironment
    * IEnvironmentVariable
    * IProductCode
    * IUpgradeCode
    * IMergeModulesComponent
    * IMergeModule
    * IDigitalSignature
    * ICustomActionsComponent
    * ITranslationsComponent
    * IDriversComponent
    * ISearch
    * IServices
    * IOrganizationComponent
    * IComComponent
    * IRemoveFilesComponent
    * IRemoveFile
    * IUpdatesProject
    * IUpdaterComponent
    * IPatchProject
    * IPropertyComponent
    * IProperty
    * IPathVariable
    * IMsixComponent
    * IMsixDependencies
    * IMsixDriverDependency
    * IMsixDriverConstraint
    * IMsixExternalDependency
    * IMsixPackageDependency
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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IFolder

This interface allows you to access all the files and folders from a certain folder. Creating a new folder can be done just inside another folder.

Declaration

IFolder : IDispatch

Properties

IFolder Parent - Gets the parent folder of the current folder.

String Name - Gets or sets the name of the folder.

String FullPath - Gets the full path to the folder.

Array Files - Gets simple files from this folder and puts them in an array. Every element of that array is of type IFile.

Array XmlFiles - Gets XML files from this folder and puts them in an array. Every element of that array is of type IXmlFile.

Array Shortcuts - Gets shortcuts from this folder and puts them in an array. Every element of that array is of type IShortcut

Array IniFiles - Gets INI files from this folder and puts them in an array. Every element of that array is of type IIniFile.

Array LibraryFiles - Gets library files from this folder and puts them in an array. Every element of that array is of type ILibraryFile.

Array TemporaryFiles - Gets temporary files from this folder and puts them in an array. Every element of that array is of type ITempFile.

Array RemoveFiles - Gets the collection of file removal operation. Every element of that array is of type IRemoveFile.

Array Folders - Gets all subfolders from this folder and puts them in an array. Every element of that array is of type IFolder.

IOperations - Gets the object for folder operations (folder removal and overwrite behavior).

IFolderSync - Gets the object for folder synchronization.

Methods

CreateFolder(String name) - Creates a new folder in the current folder using the name passed as parameter.

DeleteFolder() - This method deletes the folder alongside all its members from the project. The object or any of its members, on which this method is called is no longer available for editing

Topics

• IFoldersComponent
  Folders Component interface
• IPredefinedFolders
  Predefined Folders interface
• IFolderOperations
  Folder Operations interface
• IFolderSync
  Interface for folder synchronization
• IFolderSyncFilters
  Folder Synchronization interface

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