Get workbook path only

Get workbook path only

Generic formula 

=LEFT(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("[",CELL("filename",A1))-1)

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Get full workbook name and path

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Explanation

If you want to get the workbook path (directory) only, you can do so with a formula that uses the LEFT and the FIND function. The result will look something like this:

Drive:\path\to\file\ //WindowsDrive:path:to:file: //Mac

How the formula works

The cell function is used to get the full file name and path:

CELL("filename",A1)

The result looks like this:

path[workbook.xlsm]sheet

The full file name and path are fed into the LEFT function, which is used to extract just the full directory path.

The number of characters to extract by locating the the position of the left square bracket "[" with FIND and subtracting 1:

FIND("[",CELL("Filename",A1))-1

Get workbook path only

Generic formula 

=LEFT(CELL("filename",A1),FIND("[",CELL("filename",A1))-1)

Related formulas 

Get full workbook name and path

Get workbook name and path without sheet

Get workbook name only

Get sheet name only

Explanation

If you want to get the workbook path (directory) only, you can do so with a formula that uses the LEFT and the FIND function. The result will look something like this:

Drive:\path\to\file\ //WindowsDrive:path:to:file: //Mac

How the formula works

The cell function is used to get the full file name and path:

CELL("filename",A1)

The result looks like this:

path[workbook.xlsm]sheet

The full file name and path are fed into the LEFT function, which is used to extract just the full directory path.

The number of characters to extract by locating the the position of the left square bracket "[" with FIND and subtracting 1:

FIND("[",CELL("Filename",A1))-1