GetAbsolutePathName method
Returns a complete and unambiguous path from a provided path specification.
object.GetAbsolutePathName (pathspec)
The GetAbsolutePathName method syntax has these parts:
Part | Description |
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object | Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject. |
pathspec | Required. Path specification to change to a complete and unambiguous path. |
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 |
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"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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