Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition GetBaseName Method | Language Reference Version 3

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##### 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.

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