Path Namespace

The Path namespace is a set of functions used to perform operations on a path or to get information from a path specification.

Functionality

Function	Description
Path.concat	Combines multiple strings into one string representing a file path.
Path.getDirectoryName	Extracts the directory name from a file path.
Path.getExtension	Extracts the file extension from a file path.
Path.getFileName	Extracts the file name from a file path.
Path.getFileNameWithoutExtension	Extracts the file name without its extension from a file path.
Path.getRelativePath	Returns a relative path based on a path's location relative to a directory.
Path.selectFile	Shows the operator a visual listing of the file system and returns the path of the file the operator selected.

Example

string data_directory = "C:\CSPro Data Files";

string survey_data_path = Path.concat(data_directory, "Region 1", "COVID-19 Survey.csdb");
// result: C:\CSPro Data Files\Region 1\COVID-19 Survey.csdb

string region_data_directory = Path.getDirectoryName(survey_data_path);
// result: C:\CSPro Data Files\Region 1\

string survey_data_filename = Path.getFileName(survey_data_path);
// result: COVID-19 Survey.csdb

string survey_data_extension = Path.getExtension(survey_data_path);
// result: .csdb

string survey_data_filename_without_extension = Path.getFileNameWithoutExtension(survey_data_path);
// result: COVID-19 Survey

string survey_data_path_relative_to_data_directory = Path.getRelativePath(data_directory, survey_data_path);
// result: Region 1\COVID-19 Survey.csdb