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This function retrieves the path of the given file.
This function retrieves the path of the given file.
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==Example==
==Example==
<section name="Shared example 1" class="shared" show="true">
<section name="Server Example 1" class="server" show="true">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
local newFile = fileCreate("test.txt")                -- attempt to create a new file
local newFile = fileCreate("test.txt")                -- attempt to create a new file
if (newFile) then                                      -- check if the creation succeeded
if (newFile) then                                      -- check if the creation succeeded
     local path = fileGetPath(newFile)
     local path = fileGetPath(newFile)
     outputChatBox("New file created at: "..path,root,0,255,0)
     outputChatBox("New file created at: "..path, root, 0, 255, 0)
     fileClose(newFile)                                -- close the file once you're done with it
     fileClose(newFile)                                -- close the file once you're done with it
end
end

Revision as of 17:16, 22 October 2016

This function retrieves the path of the given file.

Syntax

string fileGetPath ( file theFile )

Required Arguments

  • theFile: The file you want to get the path.

Returns

Returns a string representing the file path, false if invalid file was provided.

Example

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Server Example 1
local newFile = fileCreate("test.txt")                -- attempt to create a new file
if (newFile) then                                       -- check if the creation succeeded
    local path = fileGetPath(newFile)
    outputChatBox("New file created at: "..path, root, 0, 255, 0)
    fileClose(newFile)                                -- close the file once you're done with it
end

See Also