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  • N Naveen

    Don Box wrote:

    still I'll strongly recommend u to try writing such function.

    Less u write, less will be the bugs...

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    If basics are not clear and don't have confidence, then better don't write (such simple function) and drop the programming profession.

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    • D Don Box

      Though some API's have been mentioned above by our codeproject friends, u can also write such functions. If u know 'C' language very well and ofcourse, its basics (people having lot of experience also doesn't know the basics), u can easily write such functions. Though u got the API, still I'll strongly recommend u to try writing such function.

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      zengkun100
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      I do have written a function to do make the job done, but I still want to know is there some exist functions can do this job for me. :)

      A Chinese VC++ programmer

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        If basics are not clear and don't have confidence, then better don't write (such simple function) and drop the programming profession.

        Come online at:- jubinc@skype

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        Naveen
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        cool man..I just said one truth regrding the programming field. How ever I still remeber one bug while trying to extract the file name from path. We were extracting the file name by reverse finding the "\". But later a bug was reported and reason was that, in one secnario in the path input to that function, instead of "\", seperator was "/" :(

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          cool man..I just said one truth regrding the programming field. How ever I still remeber one bug while trying to extract the file name from path. We were extracting the file name by reverse finding the "\". But later a bug was reported and reason was that, in one secnario in the path input to that function, instead of "\", seperator was "/" :(

          nave [OpenedFileFinder]

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          Don Box
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          That's right Naveen. BTW, how many yrs of experience do u have in VC++? Do u have any Skype/Yahoo id?

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          • Z zengkun100

            I do have written a function to do make the job done, but I still want to know is there some exist functions can do this job for me. :)

            A Chinese VC++ programmer

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            Don Box
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            _splitpath() is better option.

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            • N Naveen

              Don Box wrote:

              still I'll strongly recommend u to try writing such function.

              Less u write, less will be the bugs...

              nave [OpenedFileFinder]

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              Rajesh R Subramanian
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              Naveen wrote:

              Less u write, less will be the bugs...

              Write no code and you'll have absolutely no bugs. :-\

              Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

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              • Z zengkun100

                Suppose the full path is : C:\Program Files\codeproject.txt I want to extract the file name codeproject.txt. Of course I can use CString class to find the last '\', and then Mid to get the filename, but is there some API can do this daily job? Thank you :)

                A Chinese VC++ programmer

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                Rajesh R Subramanian
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                You may use PathFindFileName() like this:

                TCHAR \*szPath = \_T("C:\\\\Program Files\\\\codeproject.txt");
                AfxMessageBox(PathFindFileName(szPath));
                

                Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

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                • Z zengkun100

                  Suppose the full path is : C:\Program Files\codeproject.txt I want to extract the file name codeproject.txt. Of course I can use CString class to find the last '\', and then Mid to get the filename, but is there some API can do this daily job? Thank you :)

                  A Chinese VC++ programmer

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                  fd0129002
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                  #include <Shlwapi.h>; #pragma comment(lib, "shlwapi.lib") LPTSTR lpszFileName = PathFindFileName(szPath);

                  ============ Einstein Seeing is believing.

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                  • Z zengkun100

                    Thank you nave! I think I have got the answer:_splitpath :)

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                    Rajesh R Subramanian
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                    zengkun100 wrote:

                    I think I have got the answer:_splitpath

                    MSDN Says: _splitpath is deprecated because more secure versions are available, see _splitpath_s, _wsplitpath_s.

                    Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

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                    • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                      Naveen wrote:

                      Less u write, less will be the bugs...

                      Write no code and you'll have absolutely no bugs. :-\

                      Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

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                      Naveen
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                      Yes. but the damn requirments doesnt allow me to be like that :(

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                        That's right Naveen. BTW, how many yrs of experience do u have in VC++? Do u have any Skype/Yahoo id?

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                        Don Box wrote:

                        Do u have any Skype/Yahoo id?

                        Yahoo only... Have send my chat id to your mail box. check

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                        • N Naveen

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                          Do u have any Skype/Yahoo id?

                          Yahoo only... Have send my chat id to your mail box. check

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                          Yahoo only... Have send my chat id to your mail box. check

                          To my which e-mail id? If it is skype, then there's no mail box for this. Its my skype id (just for chatting).

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                            Yahoo only... Have send my chat id to your mail box. check

                            To my which e-mail id? If it is skype, then there's no mail box for this. Its my skype id (just for chatting).

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                            No I clicked "email" option in the message board. My chat id is nave432@yahoo.com

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                            • Z zengkun100

                              Suppose the full path is : C:\Program Files\codeproject.txt I want to extract the file name codeproject.txt. Of course I can use CString class to find the last '\', and then Mid to get the filename, but is there some API can do this daily job? Thank you :)

                              A Chinese VC++ programmer

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                              Nitheesh George
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                              Hi, char szFilePath[MAX_PATH] = {"C:\\Program Files\\codeproject.txt"}; char szFileNameOnly = strrchr(szFilePath,'\\'); if(szFileNameOnly) szFileNameOnly++; now szFileName points to "codeproject.txt" i think this works fine for u.

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                              • N Nitheesh George

                                Hi, char szFilePath[MAX_PATH] = {"C:\\Program Files\\codeproject.txt"}; char szFileNameOnly = strrchr(szFilePath,'\\'); if(szFileNameOnly) szFileNameOnly++; now szFileName points to "codeproject.txt" i think this works fine for u.

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                                Rajesh R Subramanian
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                                Nitheesh George wrote:

                                char szFileNameOnly = strrchr(szFilePath,'\\');

                                Good, but a small correction. strrchr returns a character pointer. :)

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                                • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                                  You may use PathFindFileName() like this:

                                  TCHAR \*szPath = \_T("C:\\\\Program Files\\\\codeproject.txt");
                                  AfxMessageBox(PathFindFileName(szPath));
                                  

                                  Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

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                                  zengkun100
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                                  Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

                                  PathFindFileName()

                                  Thank you Rajesh R Subramanian I think this is the simplest way I have ever seen :-D

                                  A Chinese VC++ programmer

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                                  • Z zengkun100

                                    Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

                                    PathFindFileName()

                                    Thank you Rajesh R Subramanian I think this is the simplest way I have ever seen :-D

                                    A Chinese VC++ programmer

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                                    zengkun100 wrote:

                                    Thank you Rajesh

                                    You're welcome. :)

                                    Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero .·´¯`·->Rajesh<-·´¯`·. Codeproject.com: Visual C++ MVP

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