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Extract A File Name From A Path

Friday, 30 May 2003

This Visual Basic code extracts a file name from a file path. For example, ExtractFileName("C:\Winnt\calc.exe") returns "calc.exe"

Download 0005.txt

Private Function ExtractFileName(ByVal vStrFullPath As String) As String
   Dim intPos As Integer
   intPos = InStrRev(vStrFullPath, "\")
   ExtractFileName = Mid$(vStrFullPath, intPos + 1)
End Function

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