GetDriveName Method

Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition
GetDriveName Method

Description

Returns a string containing the name of the drive for a specified path.

Syntax

object.GetDriveName(path)
The GetDriveName method syntax has these parts:

Part Description

object Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.

path Required. The path specification for the component whose drive name is to be returned.

Remarks

The GetDriveName method returns a zero-length string ("") if the drive can't be determined.
Note The GetDriveName method works only on the provided path string. It does not attempt to resolve the path, nor does it check for the existence of the specified path.

Part	Description
object	Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.
path	Required. The path specification for the component whose drive name is to be returned.


Note The GetDriveName method works only on the provided path string. It does not attempt to resolve the path, nor does it check for the existence of the specified path.