ExtractFilePath

Syntax:

ExtractFilePath(Str)

Description:
Returns the drive and folder portions of a file name.  The resulting string is the leftmost characters of FileName, up to and including the colon or backslash that separates the path information from the name and extension. The resulting string is empty if FileName contains no drive and folder parts.

Parameter Description

Str  A text string containing the full path from which the path should be extracted.

Example:

Sub Main
'will return c:\foldername

  MsgBox ExtractFilePath("c:\foldername\filename.txt")
End
Sub

See Also:

ExtractFileName