function return_top_folder(vm)
{  
                //get the parent object for vm
                var parent = vm.parent;  
                //create array to hold data
                var parentNames = new Array();  
                var vmPathName = "";  
                //create an array of VcFolder
                while (parent instanceof VcFolder){ 
                                //push folder names on top of array 
                                parentNames.push(parent.name);  
                                parent = parent.parent;  
                }  
                //get length of array
                j = parentNames.length;
                //Identify top level folder
                vmPathName = parentNames[j-2];
                //Identify vm's at root of vCenter
                if (vmPathName == null)
                {
                                vmPathName = "root no folder";
                }
                //Return folder name or root no folder
                return vmPathName;
}