textbox get filename from path

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Hello
i want to make a text box in c# and automatic get the filename from path that i gave.
thanks

Posted 20-Dec-15 2:55am

Stm21

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 20-Dec-15 9:03am

There is no such thing 'automatic' in our world...Someone, somewhere have to write the code for that - in this case you should be the one...

Stm21 20-Dec-15 9:07am

can i have some help ?

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter 20-Dec-15 9:14am

Right after you show some effort on your part...Try some Google search! You will find that this is not that hard you may think just now...

BillWoodruff 20-Dec-15 9:41am

Please revise your question so it's clear. If you have a valid FilePath, then the name of the file is included in that Path

If you are getting a filepath of a Directory from the user's entry in a TextBox to use for some purpose, please say so.

Remember, we are not mind-readers.

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-20T03:25:00

Try:

C#

string pathToFile = @"D:\Temp\Myfile.txt";
string justTheFileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(pathToFile);  // MyFile
string justTheFileNameWithExtension = Path.GetFileName(pathToFile);     // MyFile.txt
string justTheExtension = Path.GetExtension(pathToFile);                // .txt
string justThefolderItsIn = Path.GetDirectoryName(pathToFile);          // D:\Temp

Basmeh Awad · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-20T03:27:00

Solution 2

C#

String path=@"C:\Program Files\Test.txt";
MessageBox.Show(Path.GetFileName(path));

result will be "Test.txt"

Posted 20-Dec-15 3:27am

Basmeh Awad

Updated 20-Dec-15 4:11am

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Stm21 20-Dec-15 10:09am

with the seccond solution i get one expected error in the end of the line MessageBox.Show(Path.GetFileName(path);

Basmeh Awad 20-Dec-15 10:12am

one closing bracket was missing. check now

Stm21 20-Dec-15 10:14am

thank you so much!!!!

Stm21 20-Dec-15 10:15am

now i have a message box but i want this test.txt to place in the text box

Basmeh Awad 20-Dec-15 10:20am

textBox1.Text = Path.GetFileName(path);

Stm21 20-Dec-15 10:25am

Basmeh Awad how can i send u a personal message?

Basmeh Awad 20-Dec-15 10:28am

u can't on Code Project

Stm21 20-Dec-15 10:30am

as u can see i am a very new in c#

Stm21 20-Dec-15 10:35am

I have a folder in my computer and inside folder i have many txt file who created by another programm.
i want to make a text box that capture the filename of the last txt file that create the programm.
i know that it is dificult for me to do that