GetFilenamePart()

Summary

Gets a part of a file path or folder name.

Syntax

parts = GetFilenamePart(string pathname, string whatpart)

Argument

Contents

pathname

A path to a file or folder

whatpart

The part of the filepath or folder name that should be returned. Supported items and returned values are: "Drive", "Path", "Name", "Title", "Extension", "Parent Folder". See below for the returned values for each option.

Returns

An string with the file part requested.

Whatpart	Returned value
Drive	Returns the path drive (e.g. "C:" )
Path	Returns the path or folder name (e.g. "c:\\Program Files\\Maptitude 2021\\" )
Name	Returns the filename and extension (e.g. "mapt.exe" )
Title	Returns the filename without the extension (e.g. "mapt" )
Extension	Returns the filename extension (e.g. ".exe" )
Parent Folder	Returns the parent folder (e.g. "c:\\Program Files\\" )

Example

filepath = "c:\\MySubfolder\\MyFilename.txt"

ext = GetFilenamePart(filepath , "Extension")

path = GetFilenamePart(filepath , "Path")

Function	Summary
GetLongPathName()	Returns the full, long path name for a file
GetShortPathName()	Returns the short path name for a file
SplitPath()	Splits a path and filename into its component parts.

GetFilenamePart()

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