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FilenamePartExtractor

Extracts specified parts of a filename path and returns the results as string attributes.

Parameters

Usage Notes

When parsing the path, both backslashes and forward slashes are handled as separators, regardless of operating system.

Example

For example, the path

C:\WINNT\Profiles\user\Desktop\roads.shp

would be extracted as follows:

Folder Path C:\WINNT\Profiles\user\Desktop\
Full Filename roads.shp
Filename Root roads
Filename Extension shp
Folder Name Desktop

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