How to extract a dir path from file?

[ale870]

Hello,

I cannot find any function to extract the path of a file. I know it is easy to do, but maybe there is a function to do that...

For example:

FULL PATH: c:/program files/myApp/myfile.exe

I NEED: c:/program files/myApp

Thank you.

[FourthWorld]

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function FilePath pFile
  set the itemdel to "/"
  delete last item of pFile
  return pFile
end FilePath

[ale870]

I found another solution, but mine is more complex:

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put myFile into myDirPath
split myDirPath using "/"
put the last line of the keys of myDirPath into myLastElement
delete variable myDirPath[myLastElement]
combine myDirPath using "/"

I will use your function, thank you!

[Mark]

Hi,

There is no need to do complicated. If you want to know in which folder your current stack resides, just do this:

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set the itemDel to slash
put item 1 to -2 of the effective filename of this stack into myPath

Best,

Mark