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We have GetPathPart(), GetFilePart() and GetExtensionPart().
GetDrivePart() is missing

isnt "Drive:" just a Windows thing though? like would you return /mnt/something on Linux or? another thing to consider is other path formats on Windows like UNC "\\ComputerName\SharedFolder\Resource" or Long UNC "\\?\UNC\ComputerName\SharedFolder\Resource"

btw i wouldn't mind a GetProgramPath(), life's too short for GetPathPart(ProgramFilename()) hehe #mygrowinglistof1stworldproblems

Old topic, although even older feature request of the same at viewtopic.php?t=30585 by PB Tue Jan 15, 2008. I agree, would be convenient feature to complement the existing filesystem library but I do understand Drive being part of the command name would be misleading under the other OSes. How abouts GetRootPart(), better?

IdeasVacuum wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:39 am We have GetPathPart(), GetFilePart() and GetExtensionPart().
GetDrivePart() is missing

+1

AZJIO wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:31 pm

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EnableExplicit
Macro GetDrivePart(s)
	Left(s, 3)
EndMacro 
Define fuf.s = "C:\Windows\System32"
Debug GetDrivePart(fuf)

Not for Linux...