Description
Use the GetFileFolder method to extract the drive and folder parts from the specified full path.
Declaration
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameter:
PathToFile
Specifies the path to be processed.
Result Value
A string that holds the drive and folder parts of the specified file path.
Example
The code below extracts the folder path from the specified fully qualified file name and posts it to the test log.
JavaScript, JScript
function FileFolderExample()
{
// Specifies the path to the desired file
var sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\MyFolder\\FileName.txt";
// Obtains the path to the folder containing the file
var sFolder = aqFileSystem.GetFileFolder(sPath);
// Posts the folder path to the test log
Log.Message(sFolder);
}
/*
The routine produces the following output
C:\MyFiles\MyFolder\
*/
Python
def FileFolderExample():
# Specifies the path to the desired file
sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\MyFolder\\FileName.txt"
# Obtains the path to the folder containing the file
sFolder = aqFileSystem.GetFileFolder(sPath)
# Posts the folder path to the test log
Log.Message(sFolder)
# The routine produces the following output
# C:\MyFiles\MyFolder\VBScript
Sub FileFolderExample
' Specifies the path to the desired file
sPath = "C:\MyFiles\MyFolder\FileName.txt"
' Obtains the path to the folder containing the file
sFolder = aqFileSystem.GetFileFolder(sPath)
' Posts the folder path to the test log
Log.Message(sFolder)
End Sub
' The routine produces the following output
' C:\MyFiles\MyFolder\
DelphiScript
function FileFolderExample;
var sPath, sFolder;
begin
// Specifies the path to the desired file
sPath := 'C:\MyFiles\MyFolder\FileName.txt';
// Obtains the path to the folder containing the file
sFolder := aqFileSystem.GetFileFolder(sPath);
// Posts the folder path to the test log
Log.Message(sFolder);
end;
{
The routine produces the following output
C:\MyFiles\MyFolder\
}
C++Script, C#Script
function FileFolderExample()
{
// Specifies the path to the desired file
var sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\MyFolder\\FileName.txt";
// Obtains the path to the folder containing the file
var sFolder = aqFileSystem["GetFileFolder"]( sPath );
// Posts the folder path to the test log
Log["Message"]( sFolder );
}
/*
The routine produces the following output
C:\MyFiles\MyFolder\
*/
See Also
Working With Files From Scripts
GetFileName Method
GetFileExtension Method
GetFileDrive Method