parentfolder-property.md

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ParentFolder property (Visual Basic for Applications)	vblr6.chm2181999	vblr6.chm2181999	Office.ParentFolder	980e6bf3-fdc2-4335-7587-e5e932aee0a2	12/19/2018	medium

ParentFolder property

Returns the folder object for the parent of the specified file or folder. Read-only.

Syntax

object.ParentFolder

The object is always a File or Folder object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the ParentFolder property with a file.

Sub ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)
    Dim fs, f, s
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set f = fs.GetFile(filespec)
    s = UCase(f.Name) & " in " & UCase(f.ParentFolder) & vbCrLf
    s = s & "Created: " & f.DateCreated & vbCrLf
    s = s & "Last Accessed: " & f.DateLastAccessed & vbCrLf
    s = s & "Last Modified: " & f.DateLastModified  
    MsgBox s, 0, "File Access Info"
End Sub

See also

• Objects (Visual Basic for Applications)
• Visual Basic language reference

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