FileSystem.GetFileExtension(String) Method

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Description

Returns the extension of the file located at path. The extension of the file consists of any characters present after the rightmost period.

 

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Method Signature

FileSystem.GetFileExtension(

String path)

 

 

Arguments

path

Description:

The path to the file whose file extension is to be returned.

 

 

 

Return Value

Type:

string

 

 

Returns the file extension of the file specified by the path argument.

 

Syntax

myString1 = FileSystem.GetFileExtension(myString2);

 

 

See also

FileSystem Object

Interfacing with Files Guide