8.5.26 SplitPath (analyze a full path)
- Purpose
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Analyzes a full path.
- Syntax
SplitPath (FullPath, [DrvNameBuff], [DirNameBuff ], [LblNameBuff] [, ExtNameBuff])
- Arguments
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- FullPath
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Write the full path of the file as a character string or as a variable that stores this value.
- DrvNameBuff
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Specify a variable for storing the drive name. Omit this argument if not required.
- DirNameBuff
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Specify a variable for storing the folder name. Omit this argument if not required.
- LblNameBuff
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Specify a variable for storing the file name. Omit this argument if not required.
- ExtNameBuff
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Specify a variable for storing the file extension. Omit this argument if not required.
- Description
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The SplitPath command analyzes the specified full path into the drive name, folder name, file name, and file extension, and stores each part in the buffer variables. The command returns True on successful execution, or False if an error occurs.
A colon (:) is appended to the drive name. The folder name is enclosed with backslashes (\). The extension is preceded by a period (.).
- Example
Dim drv1, dir1, lbl1, ext1 SplitPath ("C:\WINDOWS\WINFILE.EXE", drv1, dir1, lbl1, ext1) _ drv1 C: dir1 \WINDOWS\ lbl1 WINFILE ext1 .EXE- JP1/Script version
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Supported from JP1/Script 01-00.