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Extracts a directory from an absolute path. 
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Returns</span>
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Absolute path, without the filename. The last character is a forward or backward slash, depending on the operating system.
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System functions
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Function syntax</span><pre>GetDirectoryFromPath(path)
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">See also</span>
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ExpandPath, GetFileFromPath
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    <td valign="top" colspan="2" class="description"><span class="title">Example</span><pre>&lt;h3&gt;GetDirectoryFromPath Example&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;cfset thisPath = ExpandPath(&quot;*.*&quot;)&gt;
&lt;cfset thisDirectory = GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)&gt;
&lt;cfoutput&gt;
The current directory is: #GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)#
&lt;cfif IsDefined(&quot;FORM.yourFile&quot;)&gt;
   &lt;cfif FORM.yourFile is not &quot;&quot;&gt;
      &lt;cfset yourFile = FORM.yourFile&gt;
         &lt;cfif FileExists(ExpandPath(yourfile))&gt;
         &lt;p&gt;Your file exists in this directory. You entered the correct file 
name,
   #GetFileFromPath(&quot;#thisPath#/#yourfile#&quot;)#
   &lt;cfelse&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;Your file was not found in this directory:
      &lt;br&gt;Here is a list of the other files in this directory:
      &lt;!--- use cfdirectory show directory, order by name &amp; size ---&gt;
      &lt;cfdirectory directory = &quot;#thisDirectory#&quot;
         name = &quot;myDirectory&quot; SORT = &quot;name ASC, size DESC&quot;&gt;
      &lt;!--- Output the contents of the cfdirectory as a CFTABLE ---&gt;
      &lt;cftable query = &quot;myDirectory&quot;&gt;
         &lt;cfcol header = &quot;NAME:&quot; text = &quot;#Name#&quot;&gt;
      &lt;cfcol header = &quot;SIZE:&quot; text = &quot;#Size#&quot;&gt;
      &lt;/cftable&gt;
      &lt;/cfif&gt;
   &lt;/cfif&gt;
&lt;cfelse&gt;
   &lt;H3&gt;Please enter a file name&lt;/H3&gt;
   &lt;/cfif&gt;
   &lt;/cfoutput&gt;
   &lt;form action=&quot;getdirectoryfrompath.cfm&quot; METHOD=&quot;post&quot;&gt;
      &lt;H3&gt;Enter the name of a file in this directory &lt;I&gt;&lt;FONT SIZE=&quot;-1&quot;&gt;
(try expandpath.cfm)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;
      &lt;input type=&quot;Text&quot; NAME=&quot;yourFile&quot;&gt;
      &lt;input type=&quot;Submit&quot; NAME=&quot;&quot;&gt;
   &lt;/form&gt; ---&gt;
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<p>Absolute path (drive, directory, filename, and extension)</p>

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