GetFileFromPath

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Description

Extracts a filename from an absolute on-disk or in-memory path.

Returns

Filename, as a string.

Category

System functions

Function syntax

GetFileFromPath(path)

See also

ExpandPath, GetCurrentTemplatePath

Parameters

Parameter

Description

path

Absolute on-disk or in-memory path.

Example

<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#">
...

 
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