Microsoft® JScript™ GetBaseName Method | Language Reference Version 3

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##### Description

> Returns a string containing the base name of the last component, less any file extension, in a path.

##### 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 component whose base name is to be returned.

##### Remarks

> The GetBaseName method returns a zero-length string ("") if no component matches the path argument.

> 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.

> The following example illustrates the use of the GetBaseName method:

> >     function ShowBaseName(filespec)
> >     {
> >       var fso, s = "";
> >       fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
> >       s += fso.GetBaseName(filespec);
> >       return(s);
> >     }

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