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Processpath - split a drive-path-filename string into its constituent parts filectrl unit
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procedure ProcessPath ( const FullName : string; var Drive : Char; var Dir : string; var FileName : string ) ;
Description
The ProcessPath procedure splits a full file name FullName into its constituent Drive, Dir and FileName parts.
Related commands
ExtractFileDir Extracts the dir part of a full file name
ExtractFileDrive Extracts the drive part of a full file name
ExtractFileExt Extracts the extension part of a full file name
ExtractFileName Extracts the name part of a full file name
Example code : Ask the user for a file name, and show the constituent parts
var
selectedFile : string;
drive : char;
path, fileName : string;
begin
// Ask the user to select a file
if PromptForFileName(selectedFile)
then
begin
// Display this full file/path value
ShowMessage('Selected file = '+selectedFile);
// Split this full file/path value into its constituent parts
ProcessPath(selectedFile, drive, path, fileName);
ShowMessage('drive = '+drive);
ShowMessage('path = '+path);
ShowMessage('fileName = '+fileName);
end;
end;
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{ The user selects C:\Files\data.txt and hits OK }
Selected file = C:\Files\data.txt
drive = C
path = \Files
filename = data.txt
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