FILE.FILENAME_PARSE Function

Syntax

String as C = FILE.Filename_Parse(Filename as C,Component as C)

Arguments

FilenameCharacter

The name of the file.

ComponentCharacter

Component can contain one or more of the following flags:

"d": drive
"p": path
"n": name
"e": extension
"u": UNC machine name
"s": subdirectory

Returns

StringCharacter: The requested portion of the filename.

Description

Returns the component(s) of the filename in the order specified (D=drive, P=Path, N=Name, E=Extension, U=UNC Machine Name, S=Subdirectory).

Discussion

The FILE.FILENAME_PARSE() method parses filename, and returns the specified component (drive, path, name or extension) of Filename.

Example

Using the sample Invoice application that ships with Alpha Anywhere, type this in the Interactive window.

t = table.open("customer")
filename = t.filename_get()

? filename
= "K:\PROGRAM FILES\A5V4\TEMPLATES\DATABASES\INVOICE\CUSTOMER.DBF"

? FILE.filename_parse(filename,"d")
= "K:"

? FILE.filename_parse(filename,"p")
= "\PROGRAM FILES\A5V4\TEMPLATES\DATABASES\INVOICE\"

? FILE.filename_parse(filename,"n")
= "CUSTOMER"

? FILE.filename_parse(filename,"e")
= ".DBF"

? FILE.filename_parse(filename,"ne")
= "CUSTOMER.DBF"

? FILE.filename_parse(filename,"dne")
= "K:CUSTOMER.DBF"

? FILE.filename_parse(a5.get_name(),"ne")
= "example.adb"