User Guide
358 CFML Language Reference
GetDirectoryFromPath
Extracts the directory (with a \ (backslash)) from a fully specified path.
See also ExpandPath and GetFileFromPath.
Syntax GetDirectoryFromPath(
path
)
path
Fully specified path (drive, directory, filename, and extension).
Examples <!--- This example shows the use of GetDirectoryFromPath --->
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<TITLE>
GetDirectoryFromPath Example
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<H3>GetDirectoryFromPath 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#">
...