<cfset ext = GetToken(file_name,2,'.')> Cheers
2007/11/7, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Plenty of things to do here. > 1.) Use regular expression. > 2.) Treat the string as a list using the "." as a delimiter (e.g.: <cfset > name = listFirst(varname,'.')> ) > > On Nov 7, 2007 11:41 AM, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This seems so simple, yet I couldn't figure out the answer even after > > going through the list and strings functions in the docs for CF 8. > > > > I want to return the characters in the name of a photo preceding the > > period. > > > > i.e.. If the photo is named "dog.jpg", I want to strip out ".jpg" from > the > > filename so I can alter the filename and then "reattach" the ".jpg". > > > > Seems so simple, but I can't figure out how to get it done. > > > > Rick > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:292848 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
