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Post subject: How to get folder name that selected file is in

Posted: December 31st, 2011, 3:40 pm

Joined: May 19th, 2006, 4:56 am
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How can I get the folder name that a selected file is in? I need to rename the file with the foldername.

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Posted: December 31st, 2011, 3:56 pm

SplitPath wrote:

Separates a file name or URL into its name, directory, extension, and drive.
Source: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/SplitPath.htm

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scriptmonkey

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Posted: December 31st, 2011, 4:22 pm

Joined: May 19th, 2006, 4:56 am
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Anonymous wrote:

SplitPath wrote:

Separates a file name or URL into its name, directory, extension, and drive.
Source: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/SplitPath.htm

Splitpath gets me the entire directory field, down to the root.

Ex.
C:\Downloads\Videos\Mydirectoryname

All I need is "Mydirectoryname"

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Posted: December 31st, 2011, 4:44 pm

Code:

FullFileName=C:\Downloads\Videos\Mydirectoryname\MyHomeVideo.mp4
SplitPath, FullFileName,, Dir
Dir:=SubStr(Dir,InStr(Dir,"\",false,0)+1)
MsgBox % Dir

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