• a5_backup_filename Function
• a5_get_tempfile_name Function
• a5_getaddinlibraryfilename Function
• a5_getaddinlibrarylistfilename Function
• a5_getapplicationdatafilename Function
• a5_getappserveractivationfilename Function
• a5_getappserverconfigfile Function
• a5_getcodelibraryfilename Function
• a5_gethelpfilename Function
• a5_getstylesheettablefilename Function
• a5_getsystemmenusfilename Function
• a5_getsystemtoolbarsfilename Function
• a5_gettransformhistoryfilename Function
• a5_getuserdatafilename Function
• A5_Qualify_Filename Function
• A5_SHORTEN_FN Function
• FILENAME_ABSOLUTE Function
• FILENAME_DECODE Function
• FILENAME_ENCODE Function
• FILENAME_FROM_ALIAS Function
• FILENAME_IS_RELATIVE Function
• FILENAME_RELATIVE Function
• FILENAME_TO_ALIAS Function
• GET_UNIQUE_FILENAME Function
• IMAGE_FILENAME_ENCODE Function
• TOKEN_NAME_INCREMENT Function

FILENAME_ABSOLUTE Function

Syntax

Arguments

filename

A relative path to the file. If NULL, the current database path is assumed.

reference_path

Optional. Default = path of current database. A path to use as a starting point in composing the absolute filename.

Description

Converts a relative filename into an absolute filename. If reference_path is blank, assume current database path.

FILENAME_ABSOLUTE() returns a character string after converting a relative filename into an fully qualified filename. In the following example, the database path is "C:\Databases\Functions".

Example

dim cs as C
cs = filename_absolute("input_data.txt")
cs   ->"C:\Databases\Functions\input_data.txt"
cs = filename_absolute("input_data.txt", "c:\Databases")
cs   -> "c:\Databases\input_data.txt"

See Also

• Filename Functions
• FILE Functions
• FILE Methods
• Directory Functions