Reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime not working

[theomen]

I'm trying to write a small application that will simply check if there are any files in a certain folder. If any files are found, it will do some processing on them and then move them into a backup folder.

However, I'm receiving an error saying that the type "FileSystemObject" is undefined.

I've gone to Projects > Add Reference, and added "Microsoft Scripting Runtime" from the COM list. I've clicked select and its put it into the bottom box. However, when I go back in to the Projects > Add Reference, its no longer listed, so it seems its not adding the reference at all.

Any ideas where I'm going wrong?

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Looks to me like you're using VB.Net as apposed to VB.

You might get better answers in the .Net Forum Forum796

From what I know about .Net, when you add a rtefernce it appears in the Refernces nodes of the Project Explorer.

As for the use of FSO, I've not used .Net enough to tell you why that's not working. From what I can see you may have to declare it like

Dim FSO As Scripting.FileSystemObject

You might want to verify these points in the VB.Net forum (link above).

Hope this helps

HarleyQuinn
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[theomen]

Thanks HarleyQuinn, will check it out