Topic: Get Parent Folder Name

[Jeff H]

I have done this before but cannot remember how I did it
I thought I did with a method from the Path class but I can find it. I looked in the DirectoryInfo but it will do it for active file. I am passing in a string.

Ex:
C:\BlahBlah\YadaYadaYada\Swamp\ThisIsTheOneWant\File.dwg

How can I extract just "ThisIsTheOneWant" by passing in an string
I thought there was method for that or do I need to do Split with "\" as the delimiter or some other way?

Is asking for Parent Folder the correct terminology?
The parent folder being the folder the file is contained in.

[LE3]

have not needed, but looks like Directory class has a GetParent method

maybe?

[T.Willey]

Look like you can do something like

new FileInfo( <YourPath> ).Directory.Name

[Jeff H]

Thanks le & T.Willey this is the only one I could get to work so far

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                string groupName;
                FileInfo groupN = new FileInfo(lvi.ImageKey.ToUpper());
                groupName = groupN.Directory.Name.ToString();

It seems what le posted should work but for some reason it gives me the full path. It might be in the context I am using it why it does not.

[T.Willey]

No need to convert it to a string, as the Name property returns a string.  You shouldn't need to change the path to upper case either.  Have you had it error before?

Glad you got it working.  You're welcome.

[T.Willey]

This worked for me.

MessageBox.Show( new FileInfo( path ).Directory.Name );

[LE3]

Just tried and works:

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string fileName = @"C:\LicenseServer\install\web.config";
string sdir = Directory.GetParent(fileName).Name;
returns: "install"

[MickD]

here's a rough one I used to get me out of trouble in the past ... just for reference

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//get the current drgs' containing folder:
string folderpath = doc.Name;
int lastslash = folderpath.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1;
folderpath = folderpath.Remove(lastslash,folderpath.Length - lastslash);

[Jeff H]

It seems what le posted should work but for some reason it gives me the full path. It might be in the context I am using it why it does not

Let me requote that to

For some reason if I do it wrong and leave off the .Name it gives me the full path. If I do it right like le posted it works perfectly

Sorry about that and thanks again le

[Jeff H]

Have you had it error before?

No because I am saving the file name as the image key for a ListVew control so when I double click it I can use the image key to open the database and with the code posted I am using it for setting the group name.
And T.Willey thanks for calling out the redundant ToString

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