FileGetPath

Use this function to get file's path.

Syntax

string fileGetPath ( file theFile )

Required Arguments

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

Returns

Returns a string with the path, false if there's something wrong with the file in the argument.

Example

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