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ExtractFileName

Structure​

ExtractFileName(sFileName: Text): Text

Type​

Function

Description​

This function will extract the filename and extension from a full path that includes directory+file name+extension. Basically this function will start reading from right to left and assemble the function result until it reaches either a '' or '/' character.

Parameters​

sFileName = the name of the full directory+file name+extension

Return value​

Text

Examples​

ShowMessage(ExtractFileName('C:\test\subdir\MyFile.PDF'))
ShowMessage(ExtractFileName('http://mywebserver.com/somedir/MyFile.PDF'))

```pascal
' both would show: 'MyFile.PDF'