GetParentFolderName Method

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Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition GetParentFolderName Method  Scripting Run-Time Reference 
Version 3 

See Also                  Applies To

Description
Returns a string containing the name of the parent folder of the last file or folder in a specified path.
Syntax
object.GetParentFolderName(path)

The GetParentFolderName 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 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.

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