try this formula
=*SUBSTITUTE(B3*
,MID(B3,1+FIND("^",SUBSTITUTE(B3,"\","^",LEN(B3)-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(B3,"\",""))))-1,999),"")

and see the attachment if it helps



On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Jhoomla <amith.yeshwa...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Does any one have a function or formula to extract for a path for
> eg.,
>
> E:\02 My Documents\20 Ebooks and Articles\10.04 Tintin\01 Tintin in
> the Land of the Soviets.pdf
>
> Parent Folder: = 10.04 Tintin
> Parent.Parent.folder = 20 Ebooks and Articles
> Parent.Parent.Parent.Folder= 02 My Documents
>
> any help in this regard would be greatly appreciated.

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