Andy,
CF4.5:
<cfset filename = GetFileFromPath(Path)>
CF4.01
<cfset filename = ListLast(Path, "\")>
HTH,
Duane Boudreau,
Project/Beta Manager, eMPower
Director, Web Technologies
Ektron, Inc.
http://www.ektron.com
5 Northern Blvd, Suite 6
Amherst, NH 03031
Tel: 603-594-0249
Fax: 603-594-0258
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cf kaizen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 12:41 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Strip directory path to get just file name
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> If my value in a string is
>
> c:\webshare\wwwroot\site\filename.cfm
>
> , how I just strip it down so I can dump filename.cfm
> into a variable?
>
> I am thinking that I should access the above string
> from the right side, looping through each character
> until I get to the first "\". However, I don't know
> where to start with the code (and, I left both cfwacks
> books at home :(
>
> Any help is very much appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
> Andy
>
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