GetParentFolderName Method

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12/04/2006

Returns a string containing the name of the parent folder of the last component in a specified path.


object.GetParentFolderName(path)

Arguments

object
Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.

path
Required. The path specification for the component whose parent folder name is to be returned.

Remarks

The GetParentFolderName method returns a zero-length string ("") if there is no parent folder for the component specified in the path argument.

Note

The GetParentFolderName method works only on the provided path string. It does not attempt to resolve the path, nor does it check for the existence of the specified path.

The following example illustrates the use of the GetParentFolderName method.

function ShowParentFolderName(filespec)

{

   var fso, s = "";

   fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

   s += fso.GetParentFolderName(filespec);

   return(s);

}

Function GetTheParent(DriveSpec)

   Dim fso

   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

   GetTheParent = fso.GetParentFolderName(Drivespec)

End Function

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

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