how do i split a string to get the text after the last \ symbol - vb6

Missed the last element only in your question. To get the last element you can use the following.

Debug.Print args(UBound(args))

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dim tail as string
tail = mid("\"+YourString,Instrrev("\"+YourString,"\")+1)

Try this:

    Dim str1 As String
    Dim str2 As String
    str1 = "c:\test\ghtf\jsjghdj"
    str2 = StrReverse(str1)
    str2 = StrReverse(Left(str2, InStr(1, str2, "\") - 1))

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Alternatively:

Dim strText As String
Dim p As Integer
Dim strLastBit As String

strText = "c:\test\ghtf\jsjghdj"
p = InStrRev(strText, "\")
strLastBit = Mid$(strText, p + 1)

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Looks like some good solutions. The way I do it is
For X = Len(S) to 1 Step -1
    If Mid$(S,X,1) = "\" Then
        P = X
        Exit For
    End if
Next X
E = Mid$(S, P + 1)
where S is your initial string, X and P are intergers, and E is a string to hold the end of S after the \.
 

Thanks it works fine. Thanks to everyone else who contributed.