ExtractFileName Function

See Also: ExtractFilePath, IsFileNameQualified, String

Purpose

Returns a file name from a fully-qualified file name.

Return Type

String

Syntax

UseGlobalFunctionsProcedures.pkg
(ExtractFileName({stringFileNameWithPath}))

What It Does

The ExtractFileName function returns a String containing just the file name when passed a string containing a fully-qualified file name (file name including full path).

Example

The sample below returns "Studio.exe" in sFileName.

String sFileNameWithPath sFileName
Move "C:\DataFlex 19.1\Bin\Studio.exe" to sFileNameWithPath
Move (ExtractFileName(sFileNameWithPath)) to sFileName