How do I get a file path without extension in PowerShell?

Question

I have an absolute path in a variable in my powershell 2.0 script. I want to strip off the extension but keep the full path and file name. Easiest way to do that?

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Answer 1

You should use the simple .NET framework method, instead of cobbling together path parts or doing replacements.

PS> [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($file)

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.path.getfilenamewithoutextension%28v=vs.110%29.aspx