GetParentFolderName Method

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

object.GetParentFolderName(path)

Arguments

object

Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.

path

Required. The path specification for the file or folder 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 file or folder specified in the path argument.

The following example illustrates use of the GetParentFolderName method:

Function GetTheParent(DriveSpec)
   Dim fso
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   GetTheParent = fso.GetParentFolderName(Drivespec)
End Function

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.

See Also

GetAbsolutePathName Method | GetBaseName Method | GetDrive Method | GetDriveName Method | GetExtensionName Method | GetFile Method | GetFileName Method | GetFolder Method | GetSpecialFolder Method | GetTempName Method

Applies To: FileSystemObject Object