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ExtractFileDir function

In unit sysutils

Extract the drive and directory part of a filename.

Declaration

pascal
function ExtractFileDir(const FileName: UnicodeString): UnicodeString

Description

ExtractFileDir returns only the directory part of FileName, including a drive letter. The directory name has NO ending directory separator, in difference with ExtractFilePath.

Errors

None.

See also

Example: ex34

pascal
Program Example34;

{ This program demonstrates the ExtractFileName function }
{$H+}
Uses sysutils;

Procedure Testit(F : String);

begin
 Writeln ('FileName      : ',F);
 Writeln ('Has Name      : ',ExtractFileName(F));
 Writeln ('Has Path      : ',ExtractFilePath(F));
 Writeln ('Has Extension : ',ExtractFileExt(F));
 Writeln ('Has Directory : ',ExtractFileDir(F));
 Writeln ('Has Drive     : ',ExtractFileDrive(F));
end;

Begin
  Testit (Paramstr(0));
  Testit ('/usr/local/bin/mysqld');
  Testit ('c:\pp\bin\win32\ppc386.exe');
  Testit ('/pp/bin/win32/ppc386.exe');
End.

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.