Filepath column data: basename

[Sarat Sreepathi]

Hello:

I have a data file where one of the columns contains full path names. Is there a trick to getting a basename from that field? Any builtins for other transformations on that field?

Appreciate any pointers.
Thanks,
Sarat.

[Karl Ratzsch]

Post by Sarat Sreepathi
I have a data file where one of the columns contains full path names. Is there a trick to getting a basename from that field? Any builtins for other transformations on that field?
Appreciate any pointers.
Thanks,
Sarat.

Recursion: ;)

basen(fullp) = (a = strstrt(fullp,'\'), a == 0 ? fullp : basen(
substr(fullp,a+1,strlen(fullp) ) ) )

pr basen('helo')
pr basen('helo\halo')
pr basen('helo\halo\holo')

In the same way you can delete (possibly multiple) .extensions from
the filename.

[Chris Elvidge]

Post by Karl Ratzsch

Post by Sarat Sreepathi
I have a data file where one of the columns contains full path names.
Is there a trick to getting a basename from that field? Any builtins
for other transformations on that field?
Appreciate any pointers.
Thanks,
Sarat.

Recursion: ;)
basen(fullp) = (a = strstrt(fullp,'\'), a == 0 ? fullp : basen(
substr(fullp,a+1,strlen(fullp) ) ) )
pr basen('helo')
pr basen('helo\halo')
pr basen('helo\halo\holo')
In the same way you can delete (possibly multiple) .extensions from the
filename.

Can you use a function?
e.g. f=system("basename ".fullpath)