VBS Tutorial: method-GetAbsolutePathName Method

GetAbsolutePathName Method

Returns a complete and clearly-defined path from the specified provided path.

object.GetAbsolutePathName(pathspec)

Parameters

Object

Required. The name of FileSystemObject.

Pathspec

Required. The specified path to be converted to a complete and clearly defined path.

Description

If the path provides a complete reference starting from the root directory of the specified drive, the path is complete and has a clear meaning. If the path specifies the root directory folder of A mapped drive, the path can only end with a path separator.

Assume that the current directory is c: \ mydocuments \ reports. The following table provides an example.GetAbsolutePathNameMethod.

Pathspec	Return Path
"C :"	"C: \ mydocuments \ reports"
"C :.."	"C: \ mydocuments"
"C :\\\"	"C :\"
"C: *. * \ may97"	"C: \ mydocuments \ reports \ *. * \ may97"
"Region1"	"C: \ mydocuments \ reports \ region1"
"C: \... \ mydocuments"	"C: \ mydocuments"

Applied to: FileSystemObject objects