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GetFilePath – Extract the path portion of a file name

' Retrieve a file's path'' Note: trailing backslashes are never included in the resultFunction GetFilePath(FileName As String) As String    Dim i As Long    For i = Len(FileName) To 1 Step -1        Select Case Mid$(FileName, i, 1)            Case ":"                ' colons are always included in the result                GetFilePath = Left$(FileName, i)                Exit For            Case ""                ' backslash aren't included in the result                GetFilePath = Left$(FileName, i - 1)                Exit For        End Select    NextEnd Function

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