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How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:00 pm
by Mythros
Hi all! How do you get the last directory folder from a directory path string?
Example :
I have a folder in C:/ called 'out'
C:/out/
I want to grab 'out' without the slashes
Any & all help is both welcome & appreciated!
Thank You! <3
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:31 pm
by Peace
Code: Select all
Path$ = "C:/out/"
Debug GetFilePart(Trim(Path$, "/"))
i = CountString(Path$, "/")
Debug StringField(Path$, i, "/")
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:14 pm
by Mythros
Thank you!
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:23 pm
by Mythros
What if the directory as a backslash at the end without another folder after it? For some reason, the above 2 codes are returning nothing.
D:\res\src\libs\out\
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:30 pm
by Little John
Mythros wrote:What if the directory as a backslash at the end without another folder after it? For some reason, the above 2 codes are returning nothing.
D:\res\src\libs\out\
Look at Peace's two code snippets: What kind of slashes do they use? Are they using
backslashes?
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:36 pm
by Mythros
yes, backslashes
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:38 pm
by Peace
Mythros wrote:What if the directory as a backslash at the end without another folder after it? For some reason, the above 2 codes are returning nothing.
D:\res\src\libs\out\
Change "/" in "\" for a real path, your first question related to a path with a "
/", I simply copied your "C:/out/"
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:45 pm
by Little John
Mythros wrote:yes, backslashes
False.
Peace's code snippets use
forward slashes. So it shouldn't be surprising that they don't work with
backslashes.
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:30 pm
by Kiffi
<OT>
To be sure to use the correct path separator independent of the OS, you can use the constant #PS$.
</OT>
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:03 pm
by Mythros
Thanks guys!
Re: How to get last folder in directory path?
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 11:14 pm
by idle
Kiffi wrote:<OT>
To be sure to use the correct path separator independent of the OS, you can use the constant #PS$.
</OT>
now I'm going to hear guns and roses every time I use a "/"
