Question : How to get file path/name after drag drop.

I have a richtextbox and I'm dragging and dropping a file into it to open it.
I have some parsing code I want to run but I can't figure out how to get the file path into
public FILE_NAME.as string.

What would the code be for that?

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Private Sub RichTextBox1_DragDrop(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.DragEventArgs) Handles RichTextBox1.DragDrop If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) Then 'Dim fileNames() As String = e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop) ' I need to get the file path/name into Form1.FILE_NAME so I can process it. Form1.FILE_NAME = e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop).ToString 'Form1.ProcessFileOpened() End If End Sub

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Answer : How to get file path/name after drag drop.

Why did you comment out the "fileNames" line you already had in there?....

        If e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) Then
            Dim fileNames() As String = e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop)
            Form1.FILE_NAME = fileNames(0)
            Form1.ProcessFileOpened()
        End If