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Re: FILE_DIRNAME question [message #45603 is a reply to message #45602]

Mon, 19 September 2005 13:38

btt
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Registered: December 2000

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Kenneth Bowman wrote:
> Can anyone explain what I am doing wrong here?
>
> IDL> print, FILE_DIRNAME(['top', 'middle'], /MARK)
> ./ ./
> IDL> print, FILE_DIRNAME('/top/middle/', /MARK)
> /top/
>
>

Hi,

I have the same system and version. I'm not sure what to think, but I
wonder why you are comparing '/top...' with 'top'. I have always
assumed that the leading '/' was an important component of the path
description. At least when I do the following I get what I expect to get.

IDL> print, FILE_DIRNAME(['/top', '/middle'], /MARK)
/ /

Ben

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		Re: FILE_DIRNAME question By: David Fanning on Mon, 19 September 2005 17:21
		Re: FILE_DIRNAME question By: JD Smith on Mon, 19 September 2005 14:24
		Re: FILE_DIRNAME question By: btt on Mon, 19 September 2005 13:38
		Re: FILE_DIRNAME question By: David Fanning on Mon, 19 September 2005 13:08
		Re: FILE_DIRNAME question By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Mon, 19 September 2005 16:44

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