Trim problem

[TonyP]

Hi, i have another complex problem i cannot figure out. I have a string called
#file_name#. The string's value is a filepath and file name of a file. Like
this. <cfset file_name = 'e:\www\root\files\fileone.zip'> What im trying to do
is remove the path and leave the file name from the string. So i could use
another string that would only consist of the file name. (fileone.zip) The
reason why i need this to be auto is because i will never know what the path or
filename will be. Thanks for your help. Tony Paolillo

[jgould]

This works: <cfset file_name = 'e:\www\root\files\fileone.zip'> <cfoutput>
<cfset iPos = find('\', '#file_name#')> <cfloop condition = 'iPos is not 0'>
<cfset file_name = #Right( file_name , Len( file_name ) - iPos )#>
<cfset iPos = find('\', '#file_name#')> </cfloop> </cfoutput>

[TonyP]

Thanks Jeff. That seemed to work, execpt it took off teh .zip from the file. Any ideas how to get that back?

Thanks

[jgould]

The code I posted didn't take the '.zip' off. Are you sure you had the .zip in your original file_name variable?

[TonyP]

My bad, your right. I had a typo. It works perfect!

Thanks for your help.

Tony

[Adam Cameron]

> This works: <cfset file_name = 'e:\www\root\files\fileone.zip'> <cfoutput>

> <cfset iPos = find('\', '#file_name#')> <cfloop condition = 'iPos is not 0'>
> <cfset file_name = #Right( file_name , Len( file_name ) - iPos )#>
> <cfset iPos = find('\', '#file_name#')> </cfloop> </cfoutput>

Chr*st on a stick, why on earth would you do all that?

And what are the <cfoutput> tags doing in there? You're not outputting
anything.

getFileFromPath().

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Adam

[jgould]

Cool. I didn't know about that. You are obviously much smarter than me and a MUCH bigger sh*thead too.

[Adam Cameron]

> Cool. I didn't know about that. You are obviously much smarter than me and a MUCH bigger sh*thead too.

I'd quite like to know why I'm a sh*thead simply because I pulled you up on
giving someone some *really bad* advice as to how to solve an issue?
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Adam

[jgould]

Simply because your attitude sucks. My way worked, Your way was better. But
the way you decided to point that out makes me wary of ever attempting to help
someone again. Carry on. I'm on to other things.

[TonyP]

im with you jgould, I took how Adam said that a bad way also. I do appreciate
your advice and im still using it. Dont stop helping others, we need people
like you that know what we dont and want to help. (Chr*st on a stick) lol
Tony