FileGetPath

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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Shared 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

• fileClose
• fileCopy
• fileCreate
• fileDelete
• fileExists
• fileFlush
ADDED/UPDATED IN VERSION 1.6.0 r21938:
fileGetContents
• fileGetPath
• fileGetPos
• fileGetSize
• fileIsEOF
• fileOpen
• fileRead
• fileRename
• fileSetPos
• fileWrite