GetDeviceName$ - Learn To Code - PlayBASIC Documentation

GetDeviceName$

DeviceName$ = GetDeviceName$(Filename$)

Parameters:

Filename$ = The filename & path you wish to grab the device letter from

Returns:

DeviceName$ = The grabbed device name

The GetDeviceName$ function returns the device letter from an absolute filename/path.

FACTS:

* None

Mini Tutorial:

This example, shows how to grab the file extension, filename, folder and device name from an absolute file name.

An absolute filename, is a filename that contains the device, the folder (directory) and the filename. Something like this "C:\Windows\MyFile.txt"

; Create a filename string for us to examine
  File$="C:\Windows\Temp\HelloWorld.TXT"

; Display the File extension from the filename
  Print GetFileExt$(File$)

; Display the just the FileName
  Print GetFileName$(File$)

; display the directory with device and folder name
  Print GetFolderName$(File$)

; just the device name
  Print GetDeviceName$(File$)

; Display the screen and wait for a key press
  Sync
  WaitKey

This example would output something like this.

  .TXT
  HelloWorld.txt
  C:\Windows\Temp\
C:


Related Info:	GetFileExt$ \| GetFileName$ \| GetFolderName$ :