DIRPATH

Purpose:

Returns the directory component of a path string.

DIRPATH("path", labflag)

(pathname, filename) = DIRPATH("path", labflag)

"path"

Optional. A string, a full path string containing a directory component.

labflag

Optional. An integer, append Labbook path if no path found:

0:	do not append Labbook path
1:	append Labbook path (default)

A string, the directory name.

(pathname, filename) = DIRPATH("path") returns the path component and filename component in two separate variables.

dirpath("\dsp\system.mac")

returns the directory component "dsp"

(p, n) = dirpath("\dsp\system.mac")

p == "\dsp\"

n == "system.mac"

DIRPATH is used internally to retrieve the last directory in file dialog boxes - see system.mac.

If the path string does not contain a directory component, by default, the current LABBOOK path is returned.

See FILEPARTS for a generic function to obtain file name components