Description

Retrieves the directory portion of a file path, including the ending forward slash.

For example, for "c:/temp/take25.c3d", "c:/temp/" will be returned.

Functional area

System

Command syntax

Syntax

getFileLocation "filePath"

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Comments
`filePath`	string	yes	Full path to the file to get the location for. Be sure to use forward slashes instead of back-slashes.

Flags

None

Return value

string

Returns the directory portion of a file path, including the ending forward slash.

Examples

// Get the location of a file path.
string $location;
string $path = "c:/temp/take25.c3d";
 
// Should be "c:/temp/"
$location = `getFileLocation $path`;
print $location;