SplitPath()

Summary

Splits a path and filename into its component parts.

 

Syntax

parts = SplitPath(string path)

 

Argument	Contents
path	A path and filename

 

Returns

An array of the four component parts of the path.

 

Element	Type	Contents
1	String	The drive letter, followed by a colon
2	String	The directory, with trailing backslash
3	String	The filename, without extension
4	String	The extension, including leading period

 

Notes

• The returned parts include only those portions of the path that are included in the input string. For example, if the input string is a partial path without a drive letter, then the first element of the returned array is null.

Example

prts1 = SplitPath("c:\\data\\myfile.dbf")

// prts1 = {"C:", "\DATA\", "MYFILE", ".DBF"}

 

prts2 = SplitPath("myfile.dbf")

// prts2 = {null, null, "MYFILE", ".DBF"}

 

See Also

Function	Summary
GetFilenamePart()	Gets a part of a file path or folder name
GetLongPathName()	Returns the full, long pathname for a file
GetShortPathName()	Returns the short pathname for a file
ParseString()	Divides a string into pieces separated by the specified delimiters
SplitString()	Divides a string into pieces based on the position of vertical bars (|) in that string