how to extract file name and path separately

[steve]

How can someone extract the file name and file path from a complete path?
ex: c:\mydir\subdir\temp\myfile.txt
will give:
path = c:\mydir\subdir\temp
filename = myfile.txt

TIA

 

[Imran Koradia]

dim sFile as String = "c:\mydir\subdir\temp\myfile.txt"
dim oFileInfo as New System.IO.FileInfo(sFile)
debug.WriteLine(oFileInfo.DirectoryName)
debug.WriteLine(oFileInfo.Name)

hope this helps..
Imran.

 

[Jeff Johnson [MVP: VB]]

How can someone extract the file name and file path from a complete path?
ex: c:\mydir\subdir\temp\myfile.txt
will give:
path = c:\mydir\subdir\temp
filename = myfile.txt

In addition to Imran's response, check out the System.IO.Path class.

 

[Kevin Hodgson]

Easiest way is to use a FileInfo object, part of System.IO

Dim filePath As String = "c:\mydir\subdir\temp\myfile.txt"
Dim checkFileInfo As New System.IO.FileInfo(filePath)

Dim path as String = checkFileInfo.DirectoryName
Dim fileName as String = checkFileInfo.Name

 

[Steve Long]

I'm not sure which is faster but:
ipos = filepathAndName.LastIndexOf("\")
path = filepathAndName.Substring(0, ipos)
filename = filepathAndName.Substring(ipos + 1, filepathAndName.Length -
ipos - 1)

Steve
hope my math was right

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

How can someone extract the file name and file path from a complete path?
ex: c:\mydir\subdir\temp\myfile.txt
will give:
path = c:\mydir\subdir\temp
filename = myfile.txt

'System.IO.Path' -> Press F1 key.