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Posted: **30 Jul 2009 09:38**

I've a string containing the full path to a text file and i'd like to extract only the name of the text file.

For example d:\myfolder\myfile.txt

I can get the path of the file using the code below, but i cant get the name of the file

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SET Var=d:\myfolder\myfile.txt

For %%i in (%Var%) Do Set CF=%%i
Set CF=%CF:~0,-1%

:LOOP
If "%CF:~-1,1%"=="\" GoTo :DONE
Set CF=%CF:~0,-1%
GoTo :LOOP

:DONE
Set CF=%CF:~0,-1%
Echo %CF%

I tried to use a count and then use the substring function but it doesn't work, this is the code i use for the substring

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SET VAR=%VAR:~-%COUNT%,%COUNT%%

Is there any other command that would let me get the name of a file from a full path, or is there an addition to the code i already have to do it?

Thanks in advance

Posted: **30 Jul 2009 09:46**

From the "Help For"

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In addition, substitution of FOR variable references has been enhanced
You can now use the following optional syntax:

    %~I         - expands %I removing any surrounding quotes (")
    %~fI        - expands %I to a fully qualified path name
    %~dI        - expands %I to a drive letter only
    %~pI        - expands %I to a path only
    %~nI        - expands %I to a file name only
    %~xI        - expands %I to a file extension only
    %~sI        - expanded path contains short names only
    %~aI        - expands %I to file attributes of file
    %~tI        - expands %I to date/time of file
    %~zI        - expands %I to size of file
    %~$PATH:I   - searches the directories listed in the PATH
                   environment variable and expands %I to the
                   fully qualified name of the first one found.
                   If the environment variable name is not
                   defined or the file is not found by the
                   search, then this modifier expands to the
                   empty string

The modifiers can be combined to get compound results:

    %~dpI       - expands %I to a drive letter and path only
    %~nxI       - expands %I to a file name and extension only
    %~fsI       - expands %I to a full path name with short names only
    %~dp$PATH:I - searches the directories listed in the PATH
                   environment variable for %I and expands to the
                   drive letter and path of the first one found.
    %~ftzaI     - expands %I to a DIR like output line

Posted: **30 Jul 2009 09:54**

Cheers the ~nxI does it

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