GetBaseName Method

Description

Returns a string containing the base name of the file (less any file extension), or folder in a provided path specification.

Syntax

object.GetBaseName(path)

The GetBaseName method syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.
path	Required. The path specification for the file or folder whose base name is to be returned.

Remarks

The GetBaseName method returns a zero-length string ("") if no file or folder matches the path argument.

The following example illustrates use of the GetBaseName method:

Function GetTheBase(filespec)
  Dim fso
  Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  GetTheBase = fso.GetBaseName(filespec)
End Function

Note  The GetBaseName 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.