Extracts a filename from an absolute path.

Filename, as a string.

System functions

GetFileFromPath(path)

ExpandPath, GetCurrentTemplatePath

<h3>GetFileFromPath Example</h3>
<cfset thisPath = ExpandPath("*.*")>
<cfset thisDirectory = GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)>
<cfoutput>
The current directory is: #GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)#
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.yourFile")>
<cfif FORM.yourFile is not "">
<cfset yourFile = FORM.yourFile>
<cfif FileExists(ExpandPath(yourfile))>
      <p>Your file exists in this directory. You entered the correct file 
name, #GetFileFromPath("#thisPath#/#yourfile#")#
   <cfelse>
      <p>Your file was not found in this directory:
      <br>Here is a list of the other files in this directory:
      <!--- use CFDIRECTORY to give the contents of the snippets 
directory, order by name and size --->
      <CFDIRECTORY 
         DIRECTORY = "#thisDirectory#"
         name = "myDirectory"
         SORT = "name ASC, size DESC">
      <!--- Output the contents of the CFDIRECTORY as a CFTABLE --->
      <CFTABLE QUERY = "myDirectory">
      <CFCOL HEADER = "NAME:" TEXT = "#Name#">
   <CFCOL HEADER = "SIZE:" TEXT = "#Size#">
...