The easyest way to get the filename from a full path(1 row) and the path (2 rows)

by LPChip (7 Submissions)
Category: Files/File Controls/Input/Output
Compatability: Visual Basic 4.0 (32-bit)
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Sun 5^th November 2000
Date Added: Mon 8^th February 2021
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PathAndFilename = "C:\windows\command.com"
File_Name = Dir(PathAndFilename) 

'and retrieving the path:

PathAndFilename = "C:\windows\command.com"
File_Name = Dir(PathAndFilename) 
Path = Left(File_Name, Len(PathAndFilename) - Len(File_Name))


'Dir("C:\Windows\command.com") is possible too (1 row)

'File_Name = Dir("C:\Windows\command.com")
'Path = Left(File_Name, Len("C:\Windows\command.com") - Len(File_Name)) (2 rows)

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