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HB_FNameSplit

Posted on by vivaclipper

HB_FNameSplit()

Splits a full file specification into individual components.

Syntax

      HB_FNameSplit( <cString>      , ;
                     [@<cPath>]     , ;
                     [@<cFileName>] , ;
                     [@<cExtension>]  ) --> NIL

Arguments

<cString> : a character string to split into different components of a file name.

@<cPath> : If specified, <cPath> must be passed by reference. It receives the path component for a file as a character string.

@<cFileName> : If specified, <cFileName> must be passed by reference. It receives the name component for a file as a character string.

@<cExtension> : If specified, <cExtension> must be passed by reference. It receives the file extension as a character string.

Return

This function returns always NIL. The components of a file name are assigned to the parameters passed by reference.

Description

HB_FNameSplit() is used to split a full qualified file name into individual components. They can be merged later with function HB_FNameMerge().

Seealso

CurDir(), CurDrive(), Directory(), File(), HB_FNameMerge()

HB_FNameMerge

Posted on by vivaclipper

HB_FNameMerge()

Composes a full file specification from individual components

Syntax

      HB_FNameMerge( [<cPath>]     , ;
                     [<cFileName>] , ;
                     [<cExtension>]  ) --> cResult

Arguments

<cPath> : a character string holding the path component for a file.

<cFileName> : a character string holding the name component for the file.

<Extension> : a character string holding the file extension.

Return

This function returns a character string containing all components passed to the function. When no parameter is passed, an empty string (“”) is returned.

Description

HB_FNameMerge() is used to build a full qualified file name from individual components. They can be obtained by calling HB_FNameSplit().

Seealso

CurDir(), CurDrive(), Directory(), File(), HB_FNameSplit()