GetFileFromPath

Description

Extracts a filename from an absolute on-disk or in-memory path.

Returns

Filename, as a string.

Category

System functions

Function syntax

GetFileFromPath(path)

See also

ExpandPath, GetCurrentTemplatePath

Parameters

Example

<h3>GetFileFromPath 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#"> 
...