Function to retrieve only file name from a path.

by C.J. (13 Submissions)
Category: Files/File Controls/Input/Output
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Sat 2^nd January 1999
Date Added: Mon 8^th February 2021
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'Parses the filename out of a directory string
     
     Dim i As Integer
     
     On Error Resume Next
     
     For i = Len(FileName) To 1 Step -1
       If Mid(FileName, i, 1) = "\" Then
         Exit For
       End If
     Next
     
     GetFileName = Mid(FileName, i + 1)

End Function

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