MiniRobotLanguage (MRL)
GFT. Command
Get File Token
Intention
GFT. evaluates a file-path. It returns a requested part of the file-name/path.
The functionality is strictly one of parsing alone. No attempt is made to find the file on disk.
Here is an example:
$$FIL=c:\Folder\Filename.pdf
GFT.+hi|$$FIL|$$RET
' $$RET will return: "c:\Folder\Filename"
' Result will be placed in Clipboard
CLP.$$RET
END.
Syntax
GFT.P1|P2[|P3]...[|PX]
Parameter Explanation
P1: - Prototypes
We use $$FIL=c:\Folder\Filename.pdf as example for every option.
a - Root-Drive -> "c:\"
b - ALB -> "Filename.pdf"
c - BLB -> "c:\Folder"
d - File-Extension without "." -> "pdf"
e - Filename without Extension -> "Filename"
f - complete Path/filename without Root-Drive -> "Folder\Filename.pdf"
g - returns all without extension. -> "c:\Folder\Filename"
h - Returns the path portion of the path/file name. -> "c:\Folder\"
That is the text up to and including the last backslash (\) or colon (:).
i - Return the name portion of the path/file name. That is the text to the right of the last backslash (\) or colon (:),
ending just before the last period (.). -> "Filename"
j - Returns the extension portion of the path/file name.
That is the last period (.) in the string plus the text to the right of it. -> ".pdf"
k - filename.extension -> "Filename.pdf"
l - If specified, the first letter of the Parts of the filename will be Uppercased (MCase-Processing).
m - remove "\" from right side of P2 before processing
e.g. C:\file\ -> c:\file
+ - If the "+" Sign is specified in prototypes, the result will be concatenated and all be placed in P3.
Example:
$$FIL=c:\Folder\Filename.pdf
GFT.+hi|$$FIL|$$RET
' $$RET will return: "c:\Folder\Filename"
- - If the "-" Sign is specified as a prototype, any "\\?\" that prefixes the filename will be removed.
Otherwise the "\\?\" will be treated as a part of the root-drive.
P2 - Filepath: Path which shall be split into parts. Must be given.
P3 .. Px - (optional) Variables which will be filled with the Parts according to the prototypes
Example
'***********************************
' GFT.-Demo
'***********************************
VAR.§§MYP=?pfad\Myexe.dll
GFT.abcdef|§§MYP|§§AAA|§§BBB|§§CCC|§§DDD|§§EEE|§§FFF
PRT.--------------------------------------------
PRT.Full-Path is: §§MYP$crlf$GFT. makes:
PRT.Parameter a: §§AAA
PRT.Parameter b: §§BBB
PRT.Parameter c: §§CCC
PRT.Parameter d: §§DDD
PRT.Parameter e: §§EEE
PRT.Parameter f: §§FFF
PRT.--------------------------------------------
:enx
MBX.!
END.
Remarks
-
Limitations:
-
See also:
• 1.5.2 Working with Text-Strings