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

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    • Z zengkun100

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

      A Chinese VC++ programmer

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

        nave [OpenedFileFinder]

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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?

          Come online at:- jubinc@skype

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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

          nave [OpenedFileFinder]

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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

            nave [OpenedFileFinder]

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            Naveen wrote:

            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).

            Come online at:- jubinc@skype

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              Naveen wrote:

              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).

              Come online at:- jubinc@skype

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

              nave [OpenedFileFinder]

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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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                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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                  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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                  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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                    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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