BASENAME()

Class

Disk and File Utilities

Purpose

Function to return the base filename from a given file specification

Syntax

BASENAME(<expC>)

See Also

DBF(), FMT(), GETENV(), GETLOG(), NDX(), SET FULLPATH

Description

The BASENAME() function returns the base filename from the file specification <expC>. This function is very useful when used in conjunction with the command, SET FULLPATH ON. The BASENAME() functions always returns a character string without changing the case.

Example

? dbf()
accounts.dbf
set fullpath on
? dbf()
/usr/recital/UD/demo/accounts.dbf
? basename(dbf())
accounts.dbf

Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer