How to parse a pathname

You can useTParse::Set() to perform a simple which retrieves components of the path name. RFs::Parse() uses default and related paths.

_LIT(KSpec,"A:file1");
_LIT(KRelated,"C:\\path1\\related.xxx");
TParse fp;
fp.Set(KSpec,&KRelated,NULL);

The following table following table shows filenames and their component parts and the result of the parse:

drive path filename extension file specification A: file1 related name C: \path1\ related .xxx default name result A: \path1\ file1 .xxx

The resultingfp.fullname will be A:\path1\file1.xxx. All the components that are specified in the file specification (drive and filename) are put into the result; any missing components (path and extension) are taken from the related file specification which has next order of precedence; nothing is specified in the default.

You can use wildcards in the filename and extension.

TParse fp; _LIT(KSpec,"A:file1");
_LIT(KDefault,"C:\\path1\\*.*"); fp.Set(KSpec,NULL,&KDefault);

The following table following table shows filenames and their component parts and the result of the parse:

drive path filename extension file specification A: file1 related filename default filename C: \path1\ * .* result A: \path1\ file1 .*

The resultingfp.fullname will be A:\path1\file1.*