fParentDir (Function)

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fParentDir (Function)

In french: fRepParent

Returns the path of the parent directory for the specified directory.

Example

// Affiche le répertoire parent du répertoire en cours
Trace(fParentDir(fCurrentDir()))

Syntax

<Result> = fParentDir(<Home directory> [, <Options>])

<Result>: Character string in ANSI or Unicode format

Can correspond to:
Path of the parent directory of <Home directory>.
Empty string ("") if the <Home directory> has no parent.
".." if the <Home directory> is set to ".".
"..\.." if the <Home directory> is set to "..".
Note: <Result> is of the same type as the parameter <Base Directory>. For example, if <Home directory> is an ANSI character string, <Result> will be an ANSI character string.

<Home directory>: Character string in ANSI or Unicode format

Path of the base directory for which the parent directory is sought. This path can be an absolute or relative path, a local or UNC path.
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its installation directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).
This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive.
Reminder Under iPhone/iPad, on both the device and the emulator, the file system is read-only. An application can only write to its installation directory or one of its subdirectories.

<Options>: Optional Integer constant

Options taken into account:
fRelativePath The returned path will always be a relative path (even if <Base directory> corresponds to an absolute path)

Component: wd300std.dll