| Visual Basic Scripting Edition | Language Reference |
Returns a complete and unambiguous path from a provided path specification.
object.GetAbsolutePathName(pathspec)
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 |
|---|---|
| "c:" | "c:\mydocuments\reports" |
| "c:.." | "c:\mydocuments" |
| "c:\\\" | "c:\" |
| "c:*.*\may97" | "c:\mydocuments\reports\*.*\may97" |
| "region1" | "c:\mydocuments\reports\region1" |
| "c:\..\..\mydocuments" | "c:\mydocuments" |
GetBaseName Method | GetDrive Method | GetDriveName Method | GetExtensionName Method | GetFile Method | GetFileName Method | GetFolder Method | GetParentFolderName Method | GetSpecialFolder Method | GetTempName Method
Applies To: FileSystemObject Object