Spliting a String 1

[TekSolutions]

I have a string that equals a applications path. I need to split that down to the drive only IE (C:\).

I have attempted to use split but I do not need an array.

How can I split this string easily in Visual Basic 2008?

 

[rustychef]

You can use substring.

Dim fullPath as String = "C:\Users\Profile\MyProfile\List.txt"
Dim drv as String = ""

drv = fullPath.Substring(0,3) 'Returns "C:\"
drv = fullPath.Substring(0,2) 'Returns "C:"

 

[rustychef]

Depending on how you want to use, a better method could be

Imports System.IO

Dim fullPath as String = "C:\Users\Profile\MyProfile\List.txt"
Dim drv as String = ""

drv = Path.GetPathRoot(fullPath) 'Returns "C:\"

 

[TekSolutions]

Thank you RustyChef. I used the first option. Exactly what I wanted