How Can I Get The Extension Of File

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how can i get the extension of file

Posted 11-Mar-14 3:34am

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joshrduncan2012 11-Mar-14 9:36am

What file?

Prasad Khandekar 11-Mar-14 9:39am

Hello Kanan,

Please have a look at this tutorial. (GetExtension)

Regards,

kanan gandhi 11-Mar-14 9:55am

i got the extension of file by using solution 1.

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**Shelby Robertson** · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-11T03:38:00

C#

FileInfo f = new FileInfo("pathtofile.txt");
string ext = f.Extension; //returns txt

Posted 11-Mar-14 3:38am

Mike Meinz · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-11T03:49:00

VB

using System.IO;

...

Dim fileName As String = "C:\mydir.old\myfile.ext"
Dim extension As String

extension = Path.GetExtension(fileName)

Posted 11-Mar-14 3:49am