> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Greene > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 6:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] What do you mean when you use the term "file name"? > > Given a file with the following path: c:\directory\base.ext > > What terminology (and/or variable naming convention) do you use to refer > to the following: > > - just the base part of a file name (no directory or extension), eg. Base [Grigore Dolghin] Stem > - just the file name (base and extension), eg. base.ext [Grigore Dolghin] FileName > - just the path to the file name, eg. c:\directory\ [Grigore Dolghin] Path > - the full path to the file including the file name, eg. > c:\directory\base.ext [Grigore Dolghin] FullPath > > I'm working on a project where everyone has a different view of what's > included (or not included) when they use the term "file name". I'm trying to > find a useful set of terms that we can all agree on so we can be consistent in > what we're talking about. > > Wondering what terms you use ... or do you use library functions like > fullpath, justext, etc. to explictly determine what you're looking for (that > works in programs, but it doesn't work in conversations). > > Thanks, > Malcolm > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server]
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