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NAME
- FilePart
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Returns the last component of a path (V36)
SYNOPSIS
fileptr = FilePart( path )
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STRPTR FilePart( STRPTR )
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STRPTR FilePart( STRPTR )
FUNCTION
This function returns a pointer to the last component of a string path specification, which will normally be the file name. If there is only one component, it returns a pointer to the beginning of the string.
INPUTS
- path
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pointer to a path string. May be relative to the current directory or the current disk.
RESULT
- fileptr
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pointer to the last component of the path.
EXAMPLE
FilePart("xxx:yyy/zzz/qqq") would return a pointer to the first 'q'.
FilePart("xxx:yyy") would return a pointer to the first 'y').
FilePart("xxx:yyy") would return a pointer to the first 'y').