XPInstall API Reference:File Object:Methods

[edit] Methods

dirCreate: Creates a new directory.
dirGetParent: Returns an object representing the parent directory.
dirRemove: Removes a directory.
dirRename: Renames the specified directory.
copy: Makes a copy of the specified file.
diskSpaceAvailable: Returns the amount of disk space available in bytes.
exists: Returns a boolean value indicating whether the specified file exists or not.
execute: Queues a file for executing as part of the installation process.
isFile: Returns a boolean value indicating whether an object is a file.
modDate: Returns a number representing the last modified date of the given file.
modDateChanged: Specifies whether the last modification on a file is older than a specified date
move: Moves a file from one location to another.
remove: Removes a file.
rename: Renames a file in place.
size: Returns the size of the file in bytes.
windowsShortcut: Creates a windows shortcut for a file.
macAlias: Creates a macintosh alias for a file.
windowsGetShortName: Returns the windows shortname of the path.
windowsRegisterServer: Registers DLLs with the registry.