File names and folder names
2000-02-04 Files & Folders 0 309
The function below can be used to return the file name or the folder name from a full file name:
Function FileOrFolderName(InputString As String, _ ReturnFileName As Boolean) As String ' returns the foldername without the last pathseparator or the filename Dim i As Integer, FolderName As String, FileName As String i = 0 While InStr(i + 1, InputString, Application.PathSeparator) > 0 i = InStr(i + 1, InputString, Application.PathSeparator) Wend If i = 0 Then FolderName = CurDir Else FolderName = Left(InputString, i - 1) End If FileName = Right(InputString, Len(InputString) - i) If ReturnFileName Then FileOrFolderName = FileName Else FileOrFolderName = FolderName End If End Function Sub TestFileOrFolderName() MsgBox FileOrFolderName(ThisWorkbook.FullName, False), , _ "This Workbook Foldername:" MsgBox FileOrFolderName(ThisWorkbook.FullName, True), , _ "This Workbook Filename:" End Sub