GetExtensionName Method

Returns the extension (for example "txt" or "exe") of the last component in a path.

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                      object.GetExtensionName(path)

object

Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.

path

Required. The path of the component whose extension is to be returned.

For network drives, the root directory (\) is considered to be a component.

This method returns an empty string ("") if the file doe not exist.

The following example illustrates the use of the GetExtensionName method.

VBScript
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Function GetAnExtension(DriveSpec)
   Dim fso
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   GetAnExtension = fso.GetExtensionName(Drivespec)
End Function

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

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