Browse for File and get FileName [RESOLVED by MrPolite]

Hi there guys,

I am in a desperate need to get to know the code for the following situations:
I got 1 and 3 already, but I am struggling at 2 and 4.

1. browse for folder and get folder path

VB Code:

MsgBox(FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath)

2. browse for folder and get folder name

VB Code:

MsgBox "Go to [url]www.vbforums.com[/url]"

3. browse for file and get file path

VB Code:

MsgBox(OpenFileDialog1.FileName)

4. browse for file and get file name

VB Code:

MsgBox "Go to [url]www.vbforums.com[/url]"

Appreciate your time,
Thank you,
McoreD

use System.IO.Path

io.Path.GetDirectoryName gets the foldername
IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension or IO.Path.GetFileName to get the file name


for example, io.path.getdirectoryname( FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath)

Hi MrPolite,

Thank you for the prompt reply. :)

With your code I was able to get the File Name perfectly.

4. browse for file and get file name

VB Code:

txtFileName.Text = IO.Path.GetFileName(OpenFileDialog1.FileName)

For the Directory name however, I had to change GetDirectoryName to GetFileName (very strange) in order to get the Directory Name.

2. browse for folder and get folder name

VB Code:

txtRemotePath.Text = IO.Path.[b]GetFileName[/b](FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath)

Thank you very much for your help.
McoreD

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Originally posted by ~*McoreD*~

VB Code:

txtRemotePath.Text = IO.Path.[b]GetFileName<b>Hi MrPolite, 
 
Thank you for the prompt reply. :)
 
With your code I was able to get the File Name perfectly. 
 
4. browse for file and get file name
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For the Directory name however, I had to change GetDirectoryName to GetFileName (very strange) in order to get the Directory Name. 
 
2. browse for folder and get folder name 
</b>(FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath)

Thank you very much for your help.
McoreD [/B]

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umm there is one big problem with all these functions and I hate that: some of them return the path ending with a "\" and some dont... I guess your path didnt end with a "\" and that's what GetDirectoryName didnt work.... I'll look into it


edit: umm nm:D seems like my mistake. Just one thing to be aware of though. If your path ends with a "\", GetFileName will not return the directory name, but will return an empty string. But I don't think you need to worry about this, because the FileBrowserDialog will not return a path ending with a "\", except when you choose a root path (ie if you choose drive C it will return "C:\" but if you choose the windows directory it would return something like "C:\windows")