Get the filename from the given path
Q.
Here i have a file path, for eg : - FPath <- "D:\\MyFolder\\MyFile.txt" HOW IS POSSIBLE TO GET THE FILE NAME FROM THIS GIVEN PATH ?
A.
x <- substr(FPath,13,nchar(FPath)) should give you the desired output.
But this is much like saying x <- "MyFile.txt" will give you the desired output - where did the 13 come from? Use basename() for a general solution. > basename(FPath) [1] "MyFile.txt" dirname(FPath) gives you the directory that FPath is in in. (To other responders, those who don't know that all caps means shouting probably don't know that the answer '?basename' means to type that into R to look at the help file for the basename function.) Bill Dunlap Spotfire, TIBCO Software wdunlap tibco.com
-----Original Message----- From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-project.org] On Behalf Of Rantony Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 4:56 AM To: r-help at r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] Get the filename from the given path Thanks pramod. From: Pramod [via R] [mailto:ml-node+s789695n4640600h38 at n4.nabble.com] Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 5:24 PM To: Akkara, Antony (GE Energy, Non-GE) Subject: Re: Get the filename from the given path x <- substr(FPath,13,nchar(FPath)) should give you the desired output.
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