[RESOLVED] Filename Extension

[xpinvader]

how to get the file Extension name but without the "."?
io.path.getextension returns with the "."

[keystone_paul]

Why not just use the substring function to remove the "."?

        Dim MyPath As String = "c:\SomeFolder\Readme.txt"
        Dim Extension As String = IO.Path.GetExtension(MyPath)
        Extension = Extension.Substring(1, Extension.Length - 1)

[dbasnett]

        Dim MyPath As String = "c:\SomeFolder\Readme.txt"
        Dim Extension As String = IO.Path.GetExtension(MyPath).Remove(0, 1)

[chris128]

Yet another way

Dim MyPath As String = "c:\SomeFolder\Readme.txt"
Dim Extension As String = IO.Path.GetExtension(MyPath).Replace(".", "")

[minitech]

Replace is more inefficient because it searches the whole 4-character extension.

[chris128]

Yeah I think dbasnett's example is the best way to go, I was just point out another way it could be done

[xpinvader]

thanks for the quick reply guys.. + for you all