Difference between revisions of "FilePathPart"

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FilePathPart( filepath, 'filename' ) returns just the filename, "" for a directory.
 
FilePathPart( filepath, 'filename' ) returns just the filename, "" for a directory.
 
Examples:  
 
Examples:  
• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'name') → "HourlyToday.csv"
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• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'filename') → "HourlyToday.csv"
• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'name') → ""
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• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'filename') → ""
  
 
FilePathPart( filepath, 'name' ) returns the file or folder name.
 
FilePathPart( filepath, 'name' ) returns the file or folder name.
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FilePathPart( filepath, 'filename only' ) returns the filename without an extension
 
FilePathPart( filepath, 'filename only' ) returns the filename without an extension
• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'name') → "HourlyToday"
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• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'filename only') → "HourlyToday"
  
 
FilePathPart( filepath, 'extension' ) returns the lowercase file extension. Is "" for a file without  
 
FilePathPart( filepath, 'extension' ) returns the lowercase file extension. Is "" for a file without  
 
an extension, or null for a folder.
 
an extension, or null for a folder.
• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'name') → "csv"
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• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'extension') → "csv"
• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'name') → ""
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• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'extension') → ""
  
 
FilePartPart( filepath, 'parent' ) returns the parent folder which is different from 'folder, in the case of a directory.
 
FilePartPart( filepath, 'parent' ) returns the parent folder which is different from 'folder, in the case of a directory.
• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'folder') → "C:\DataFeeds\ISO"
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• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'parent') → "C:\DataFeeds\ISO"
• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'folder') → "C:\DataFeeds")
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• FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'parent') → "C:\DataFeeds")
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[:category:File system functions|File system functions]]
 
* [[:category:File system functions|File system functions]]
 
* [[FileFullPath]]
 
* [[FileFullPath]]

Revision as of 21:19, 17 March 2021


New to Analytica 6.0

FilePathPart( filepath, part )

Returns the requested «part» of a full file path.

«part» can be one of:

  • 'folder'
  • 'filename'
  • 'name'
  • 'filename only'
  • 'extension'
  • 'parent'

FilePathPart( filepath, 'folder' ) returns the folder part of «filepath» Examples: • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'folder') → "C:\DataFeeds\ISO" • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'folder') → "C:\DataFeeds\ISO")

FilePathPart( filepath, 'filename' ) returns just the filename, "" for a directory. Examples: • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'filename') → "HourlyToday.csv" • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'filename') → ""

FilePathPart( filepath, 'name' ) returns the file or folder name. • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'name') → "HourlyToday.csv" • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'name') → "ISO"

FilePathPart( filepath, 'filename only' ) returns the filename without an extension • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'filename only') → "HourlyToday"

FilePathPart( filepath, 'extension' ) returns the lowercase file extension. Is "" for a file without an extension, or null for a folder. • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'extension') → "csv" • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'extension') → ""

FilePartPart( filepath, 'parent' ) returns the parent folder which is different from 'folder, in the case of a directory. • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\HourlyToday.csv", 'parent') → "C:\DataFeeds\ISO" • FilePathPart("C:\DataFeeds\ISO\", 'parent') → "C:\DataFeeds")

See Also

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