Re: Extract filename from path

From: "Bob Butler" <tiredofit@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:37:14 -0800

"Drew" <drew.myers@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Is there a simple VB way of extracting the filename from a full path
> string?

how about

sFile=mid$(sPath,InstrRev(sPath,"\")+1)

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