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8.10.12 GetAbsolutePathName Method

Returns a complete and unambiguous path from a provided path specification.
 

Syntax

object.GetAbsolutePathName(pathspec)

Arguments

object
The name of a FileSystemObject. Required.
pathspec
The path specification to change to a complete and unambiguous path. Required.

Remarks

A path is complete and unambiguous if it provides a complete reference from the root of the specified drive. A complete path can only end with a path separator character (\) if it specifies the root folder of a mapped drive.
 
Assuming the current directory is c:\mydocuments\reports, the following table illustrates the behavior of the GetAbsolutePathName method.
 

pathspec Returned 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"
 


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