GetDirectoryFromPath

Description

Extracts the directory (with a backslash) from a fully specified path.

Category

System functions

Syntax

GetDirectoryFromPath(path) 

See also

ExpandPath, GetFileFromPath

Parameters

Parameter
Description
path
Fully specified path (drive, directory, filename, and extension)

Example

<!--- This example shows the use of GetDirectoryFromPath --->
<html>
<head>
<title>GetDirectoryFromPath Example</title>
</head>

<body bgcolor = silver>
<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#">