GetFileFromPath(path)

Description

Extracts a filename from a fully specified path.

Category

System functions

See also

ExpandPath, GetCurrentTemplatePath

Parameters

Parameter
Description
path
Fully qualified path (drive, directory, filename, and extension)

Example

<!--- This example shows the use of GetFileFromPath--->
<html>
<head>
<title>GetFileFromPath Example</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor = silver>
<H3>GetFileFromPath Example</H3>

<cfset thisPath = ExpandPath("*.*")>
<cfset thisDirectory = GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)>
<cfoutput>
The current directory is: #GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)#
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.yourFile")>
<cfif FORM.yourFile is not "">
<cfset yourFile = FORM.yourFile>
    <cfif FileExists(ExpandPath(yourfile))>
    <P>Your file exists in this directory. You entered
    the correct file name, #GetFileFromPath("#thisPath#/#yourfile#")#
    <cfelse>
    <P>Your file was not found in this directory:
    <BR>Here is a list of the other files in this directory:
    <!--- use CFDIRECTORY to give the contents of the
    snippets directory, order by name and size --->
    <CFDIRECTORY DIRECTORY = "#thisDirectory#"
    name = "myDirectory"
    SORT = "name ASC, size DESC">
    <!--- Output the contents of the CFDIRECTORY as a CFTABLE --->
    <CFTABLE QUERY = "myDirectory">
    <CFCOL HEADER = "NAME:"
            TEXT = "#Name#">
    <CFCOL HEADER = "SIZE:"
            TEXT = "#Size#">
...