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