fNameOfFile (Function)

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External file management functions

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

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Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

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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.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

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

Operating mode in Windows Vista (and later)

If this function does not operate properly in Windows Vista (and later), check whether the file or directory used is not in one of the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Indeed, in Windows Vista (and later), with the UAC mechanism (User Account Control) enabled, you must have the administrator privileges to handle and/or modify the files or directories in the system directories (Windows directory or "Program Files" directory).

Programming tip: To handle and/or modify the files or directories without administrator privileges, you should:

avoid writing to the Windows directory or to the "Program Files" directory,
use the system directory of the application (returned by SysDir with the srAppDataCommun constant, for example).

Component: wd260std.dll