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

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##### 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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