fNameOfFile (Function)

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fNameOfFile (Function)

In french: fNomFichier

Returns the name of an external file that is currently opened. This file was opened by one of the following functions: fOpen, fCreate or fOpenTempFile.

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

Versions 16 and later

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

New in version 16

This function is now available for Windows Phone applications.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

MyTestFileID is int
sFileName is string
MyTestFileID = fCreate("C:\temp\TestCreation.txt")
sFileName = fNameOfFile(MyTestFileID)
Info("The file " + fExtractPath(sFileName, fFileName + fExtension) + ...
" was created in the directory "+ fExtractPath(sFileName, fDrive + fDirectory))

Syntax

<Result> = fNameOfFile(<File identifier>)

<Result>: Character string

Name and full path of the external file.
<Result> is a character string of the same type as the one passed to fOpen, fCreate or fOpenTempFile:
If these functions handled an Ansi character string, <Result> will be in Ansi format.
If these functions handled a Unicode character string, <Result> will be in Unicode format.

<File identifier>: Integer

Identifier of the file to use, defined by fOpen, fCreate or fOpenTempFile.

Remarks

Component : wd250std.dll