User Guide

The File I/O API 23
Arguments
fileURL
■ The fileURL argument, which is expressed as a file:// URL, is the file for which you are
checking the time of the most recent modification.
Returns
A JavaScript Date object that represents the date and time when the specified file was last
modified.
DWfile.getSize()
Availability
Dreamweaver MX.
Description
This function gets the size of a specified file.
Arguments
fileURL
■ The fileURL argument, which is expressed as a file:// URL, is the file for which you are
checking the size.
Returns
An integer that represents the actual size, in bytes, of the specified file.
DWfile.listFolder()
Availability
Dreamweaver 2.
Description
This function gets a list of the contents of the specified folder.
Arguments
folderURL, {constraint}
■ The folderURL argument is the folder for which you want a contents list, which is
expressed as a file:// URL, plus an optional wildcard file mask. Valid wildcards are asterisks
(*), which match one or more characters, and question marks (?), which match a single
character.
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