Directory.GetFiles Method (String) - VB.NET 2005

[Freddie Code]

According to the Microsoft Online Help: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/07wt70x2.aspx For VB.NET, it says to declare GetFiles per below before using it. Why do you need to redeclare it in your code? I would thing that if it is part of the System.IO Namespace, it is already declared? Help, very confused.:confused: 'Namespace: System.IO 'Visual Basic (Declaration): Public Shared Function GetFiles(path As String) As String() 'Visual Basic (Usage): Dim path As String Dim returnValue As String() returnValue = Directory.GetFiles(path)

[Dave Kreskowiak]

Freddie Code wrote:

For VB.NET, it says to declare GetFiles per below before using it.

No, it doesn't. The Declaration is only there for reference in passing parameters and what the return value, if any, is going to be. Don't include the Declaration code in your own code.

Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic

[Freddie Code]

I have the GetFiles method working correctlynow, thanks. GetFiles reutrns the complete path, not just the file name. Searching the help, there does not seem to be a method that just returns the file name. My goal is to prepend the file names per the users input in a textbox. What would be the best way to do this? Since the file name returned by GetFiles includes the entire path, is there an easy way to extract just the file name, modify it and resave it? Thanks.

[Dave Kreskowiak]

There is nothing that will return just the filename. You have to parse each filepath to get the name. This is easily doen with the Path[^] class.

Dim fn As String = Path.GetFileName(_Fully Qualified Path_)

Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic