Description

Extracts a directory from an absolute path.

Returns

Absolute path, without the filename. The last character is a forward or backward slash, depending on the operating system.

Category

System functions

Function syntax

GetDirectoryFromPath(path)

See also

ExpandPath, GetFileFromPath

Parameters

Example

<h3>GetDirectoryFromPath Example</h3>
<cfset thisPath = ExpandPath("*.*")>
<cfset thisDirectory = GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)>
<cfoutput>
The current directory is: #GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)#
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.yourFile")>
    <cfif FORM.yourFile is not "">
        <cfset yourFile = FORM.yourFile>
            <cfif FileExists(ExpandPath(yourfile))>
            <p>Your file exists in this directory. You entered the correct filename,
        #GetFileFromPath("#thisPath#/#yourfile#")#
    <cfelse>
        <p>Your file was not found in this directory:
        <br>Here is a list of the other files in this directory:
        <!--- use cfdirectory show directory, order by name & size --->
        <cfdirectory directory = "#thisDirectory#"
            name = "myDirectory" SORT = "name ASC, size DESC">
        <!--- Output the contents of the cfdirectory as a CFTABLE --->
        <cftable query = "myDirectory">
            <cfcol header = "NAME:" text = "#Name#">
        <cfcol header = "SIZE:" text = "#Size#">
        </cftable>
        </cfif>
    </cfif>
<cfelse>
    <H3>Please enter a filename</H3>
    </cfif>
    </cfoutput>
    <form action="getdirectoryfrompath.cfm" METHOD="post">
        <H3>Enter the name of a file in this directory <I><FONT SIZE="-1">
    (try expandpath.cfm)</FONT></I></H3>
        <input type="Text" NAME="yourFile">
        <input type="Submit" NAME="">
    </form> --->