Returns the path of the parent directory for the specified directory.
// Displays the parent directory of the current directory
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 "..".
Remark: <Result> and <Home directory> have the same type. 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 home directory for which the parent directory is sought. This path can be an absolute or relative path, a local or UNC path.
<Options>: Optional Integer constant
Options taken into account:
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fRelativePath | The returned path will always be a relative path (even if <Base directory> corresponds to an absolute path) |