Separate File path from File name

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C:\Users\TEST\Documents\UiPath\VacWeek\ExcelFile 1.xlsx

how can i split this file path so that i get file name in one variable and path in one variable.

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Hi @Latif

Please try this method.

path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension("C:\Users\TEST\Documents\UiPath\VacWeek\ExcelFile 1.xlsx")

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you can try with Path.GetFilename(“C:\Users\TEST\Documents\UiPath\VacWeek\ExcelFile 1.xlsx”).ToString

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great
And how I can get path to another variable I have both seprated.

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@Latif

Another file from the same path from 'C:\Users\TEST\Documents\UiPath\VacWeek'?

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No act… when file is selected the path and filename is together in one variable.
And i want to seprate… file name in one and path in one means
path should be in ExcelFilePath Vairable
Name should be in ExcelFileName variable

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the solution you gave first is perfekt that i got my file name in ExcelFileName variable but how can i store the path I did split from in another variable.

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Another way is to use the Split(YourPath, “/”) and this will give you list. from this list your last item will be your fileName and the rest of items you can combine to get the file path.

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Okay. You can store like below,

  1. Drop Assign activity and create a variable(variable type - string)
  2. Assign the value like, splitingVariable(Index of the path).

Note: SplitingVariable is which you split the path from another variable

For Example:
If your string like this “Hey, this is my path C:\Users\TEST\Documents\UiPath\VacWeek\ExcelFile 1.xlsx”. And you are splitting it by space(" "). Then the index of the path is ‘5’

Thanks.

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oh there is not a way we can do with Path.GetFilename(“
and get only path out from file name

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This is what you are looking for:

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To store the path in variable you should use split function. @Latif

Since, we can’t get the path of the file by function.

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Thanks.

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Actually there is, I have already put the function he needs to get only the folderpath of a file.

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Hi @dimibot

Actually @Latif wants to separate the file name and file path, and assign them in two separate variables. Thanks.

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@vignesh.ks

Let’s take his example:
If there is one variable (string) named FilePath with value:
“C:\Users\TEST\Documents\UiPath\VacWeek\ExcelFile 1.xlsx”

Path.GetFilename(FilePath ) → “ExcelFile 1.xlsx”
Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(FilePath) → “ExcelFile”
Path.GetDirectoryName(FilePath) → “C:\Users\TEST\Documents\UiPath\VacWeek”

There is no need to use a split function when working with paths.

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Small error in your reply. File name without extension is “ExcelFile 1”
Otherwise, yours is the correct way using the Path methods. One should never use split to decompose a path as there are too many special cases you might have to code for.