strippath
Description
Removes path information from a complete file path. strippath also tells you whether the resulting filename is in the search path or not.
Examples
strippath removes path information from a file pathname, and leaves the name of the file
Arguments
None.
Attributes
Common Box Attributes
Messages
anything
Arguments
filepath
[symbol]
An absolute pathname as a symbol. An absolute pathname looks like this:
"MyDisk:/Max Folder/extras/filename"
"MyDisk:/Max Folder/extras/filename"
Output
int
Out right outlet: If the file was found within the current Max search path a 1 is sent out the right outlet. A 0 is sent otherwise.
symbol
Out left outlet: The file name, with all path information preceding it removed.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| absolutepath | |
| conformpath | |
| dropfile | |
| opendialog | |
| relativepath | |
| savedialog |