Description

Extracts a filename from an absolute path.

Returns

Filename, as a string.

Category

System functions

Function syntax

GetFileFromPath(path)

See also

ExpandPath, GetCurrentTemplatePath

Parameters

Example

<h3>GetFileFromPath 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 file 
    name, #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 to give the contents of the snippets 
    directory, order by name and 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#">
...