FileExtractPart

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Extracts a part of the name of a file from a full file path.

Parameters

• File Path <string expression> - The file path to extract the part from.

• Part to Extract <string> - The part of File Path to extract. It can be one of:

  • PARENT_FOLDER – The parent folder of the specified file path.

  • FILE_NAME – The name of the file without extension.

  • FILE_EXTENSION – The file extension.

  • FILE_FULL_NAME – The file full name, including extension.

Examples

• Example 1

FileExtractPart("C:\MIS\Kalipso\Testfile.txt", PARENT_FOLDER) Result = C:\MIS\Kalipso

• Example 2

FileExtractPart("C:\MIS\Kalipso\Testfile.txt", FILE_NAME) Result = Testfile

• Example 3

FileExtractPart("C:\MIS\Kalipso\Testfile.txt", FILE_EXTENSION) Result = txt

• Example 4

FileExtractPart("C:\MIS\Kalipso\Testfile.txt", FILE_FULL_NAME) Result = Testfile.txt

This can also be used to extract the parent or the name of a directory if the path specified is for a directory and not a file.