GetDirectoryFromPath

Description

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

Returns

Absolute path, without the filename. The last character is a forward or backward slash, depending on the operating system.

Category

System functions

Function syntax

GetDirectoryFromPath(path)

See also

ExpandPath, GetFileFromPath

Parameters

Usage

Example

<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 filename, 
        #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 show directory, order by name & 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#"> 
        </cftable> 
        </cfif> 
    </cfif> 
<cfelse> 
    <H3>Please enter a filename</H3> 
    </cfif> 
    </cfoutput> 
    <form action="getdirectoryfrompath.cfm" METHOD="post"> 
        <H3>Enter the name of a file in this directory <I><FONT SIZE="-1"> 
    (try expandpath.cfm)</FONT></I></H3> 
        <input type="Text" NAME="yourFile"> 
        <input type="Submit" NAME=""> 
    </form> --->