Split path name

Split path name

20% Command group	20% Flag affected	20% Reversible	20% Execute on client	20% Platform(s)
External commands	YES	NO	NO	Windows,Linux

Syntax

Split path name (path, drive-name, directory-name, file-name, file-extension) Returns err-code

Description

Note: The flag is set according to whether Omnis was able to make a call to this external command.

This command splits a full path name into its component parts: the drive name, directory and file name, and file extension. It returns an error code (See Error Codes), or zero if no error occurs. The following examples show how Split path name operates.

Windows

20% Path	10% Drive	20% Directory	10% Filename	40% Extension
C:\TESTDIR\TESTSDIR\TESTFILE	C:	\TESTDIR\TESTSDIR\	TESTFILE
C:\TESTDIR\TESTFILE.EXT	C:	\TESTDIR\	TESTFILE	.EXT
C:\TESTFILE	C:	\	TESTFILE

Linux

20% Path	20% Directory	10% Filename	40% Extension
/TESTDIR/TESTSDIR/TESTFILE	/TESTDIR/TESTSDIR/	TESTFILE
/TESTDIR/TESTFILE.EXT	/TESTDIR	TESTFILE	.EXT
/TESTFILE	/	TESTFILE

Example

# split the path name lPathname
Calculate lPathname as 'c:\desktop\myfolder\mylibrary.lbs' ## Windows example using '\'
Split path name (lPathname,lDrive,lDirectory,lFileName,lExtension) 
# lDrive= 'c:'
# lDirectory = '\desktop\myfolder\'
# lFileName = 'mylibrary'
# lExtension ='.lbs'