Path Manipulation Action

Input And Output

Input

From variable

Specify value

Output

Apply to existing variable

Specify output variable

Path Functions

Path functions

Include Trailing Backslash

This action will make sure that the output string contains a trailing backslash. If the input string already has a trailing backslash, the string will not be changed.

Exclude Trailing Backslash

This action will make sure that the output string does not have a trailing backslash.

Append Directory to Delimited Path List

This action will append a directory to the end of a delimited directory list. Force trailing backslashes will force each path to end in a backslash.

Directory to append

Delimiter

Force trailing blackslash on paths

Example: Appending "C:\Path4" to "C:\Path1;C:\Path2;C:\Path3" will output "C:\Path1;C:\Path2;C:\Path3;C:\Path4".

Extract File Name

This action will extract the filename, including the extension, from the input string.

Example: "C:\Program Files\Program\File.exe" will output "File.exe"

Extract File Path

This action will extract the file path, the filename will be excluded from the string.

Example: "C:\Program Files\Program\File.exe" will output "C:\Program Files\Program"

Extract File Drive

This action will extract the drive, the file path and name will be excluded from the string.

Example: "C:\Program Files\Program\File.exe" will output "C:"

Extract File Extension

This action will extract the file extension, the drive, path and filename will be excluded from the string.

Example: "C:\Program Files\Program\File.exe" will output ".exe"

Remove File Extension

This action will extract the full path, excluding the file extension.

Example: "C:\Program Files\Program\File.exe" will output "C:\Program Files\Program\File"

Change File Extension

This action will change the file extension of the input string, with the specified extension. The preceding . must be included with the new extension.

Example: "C:\Program Files\Program\File.exe" with new extension as ".zip" will output "C:\Program Files\Program\File.zip"

Expand relative path

Base path

Scripting Info

The Action properties available are :

property InputString : string;// The input string, if not using a variable

property OutputVariable: string;// The Output Variable name

property ApplyToInput : boolean;// Apply the changes to the input variable, only valid if using an input variable

property UsingInputVariable : boolean;// True if using an input variable, not input string

property InputVariable : string;// Input variable name

property IncludeTrailingBackslash : boolean; // True to Include Trailing Backslash, otherwise false

property ExcludeTrailingBackslash: boolean;// True to Exclude Trailing Backslash, otherwise false

property ExtractFileName: boolean;// True to Extract File Name, otherwise false

property ExtractFilePath: boolean;// True to Extract File Path, otherwise false

property ExtractFileDrive: boolean;// True to Extract File Drive, otherwise false

property ExtractFileExt: boolean;// True to Extract File Extension, otherwise false

property RemoveFileExt: boolean;// True to Remove File Extension, otherwise false

property ChangeFileExt: boolean;// True to Change File Extension, otherwise false

property NewFileExt: string;// The new file extension