How can I get just the filename of the Open File Dialog 3

[vincentw56]

How can I get just the filename of the Open File Dialog? If I use txtFileName.Text = OpenFileDialog1.FileName.ToString, it gives me the path and filename. I would like to just get the file name without the path. I am creating a list so when a file is added, it will parse the file name for the new file to create. Thanks.

Vincent

 

[Kris11]

Yes, OpenFileDialog1.FileName always gives you the path + filename and I don't think that there is any other property that gives you just filename. This is what I did to get the filename

sFileName = sFullPath.Substring(sFullPath.LastIndexOf("\") + 1, (sFullPath.Length - sFullPath.LastIndexOf("\") - 1))

-Kris

 

[SqueakinSweep]

or....
dim sArray as String()=sfullpath.split("\"c)
dim sFileName as String = sArray(sArray.length - 1)


Sweep
...if it works dont mess with it

 

[vincentw56]

Just for reference I found another way to do it.

System.IO.Path.GetFileName(sFolder)

Thanks for the help.

 

[Kris11]

I didn't know that, thatz a better way of doing it. Thanks for sharing it.

-Kris

 

[chiph]

Vincentw56's answer is the best one, as the path separater may not always be a backslash character (Longhorn might change this, as they have a new filesystem!). By letting the runtime do the work, your code will work even on Longhorn, or on Unix if you decide to run Mono.

Chip H.


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