BuildPath (XSIUtils)

Introduced

5.0

Description

Builds a full path by concatenating one or more path fragments. Path fragments include drive letters, server names ("\\server"), device names, folder names, file names, and special symbols such as ".." and "~".

Path fragments do not need to include a path separator character. BuildPath makes sure there is a single path separator character between each part of the path. For example, BuildPath( "users", "andrew" ) returns "users\andrew" on Windows and "users/andrew" on Linux. The path does not need to specify an existing file or folder.

This method is similar to FileSystemObject.BuildPath, but supports up to eight path fragments.

BuildPath makes it easier to write cross-platform scripting code that deals with file and folder paths.

Scripting Syntax

XSIUtils.BuildPath( fragment1, fragment2, [fragment3], [fragment4], [fragment5], [fragment6], [fragment7], [fragment8] )

C# Syntax

String XSIUtils.BuildPath( Object in_segment1, Object in_segment2, Object in_segment3, Object in_segment4, Object in_segment5, Object in_segment6, Object in_segment7, Object in_segment8 );

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

fragment1

String

The first part of a path (for example, "C:" or "/MyDisk")

fragment2

String

The second part of the path

fragment3

String

An optional fragment to append to the path.

Default Value: ""

fragment4

String

An optional fragment to append to the path.

Default Value: ""

fragment5

String

An optional fragment to append to the path.

Default Value: ""

fragment6

String

An optional fragment to append to the path.

Default Value: ""

fragment7

String

An optional fragment to append to the path.

Default Value: ""

fragment8

String

An optional fragment to append to the path.

Default Value: ""

Return Value

A path composed from the specified fragments

Examples

1. JScript Example

/*
   This example shows how to use XSIUtils.BuildPath to build the full path to the 
   user's Script folder. This code works on both Linux and Windows machines.
*/ 

var strScriptsPath = XSIUtils.BuildPath( 
   Application.InstallationPath( siUserPath ),
   "Data", "Scripts" ) ;
var aScriptFiles = FindFilesInFolder( strScriptsPath, ".*\.js$", true, false ) ;
Application.LogMessage( strScriptsPath + " : " + aScriptFiles.length + " JScript script(s)") ;

aScriptFiles = FindFilesInFolder( strScriptsPath, ".*\.vbs$", true, false ) ;
Application.LogMessage( strScriptsPath + " : " + aScriptFiles.length + " VBScript script(s)") ;

aScriptFiles = FindFilesInFolder( strScriptsPath, ".*\.py?$", true, false ) ;
Application.LogMessage( strScriptsPath + " : " + aScriptFiles.length + " Python script(s)") ;

// Running this example counts the number of scripts in your user path:
// INFO : <user_path>\Data\Scripts : 19 JScript script(s)
// INFO : <user_path>\Data\Scripts : 25 VBScript script(s)
// INFO : <user_path>\Data\Scripts : 6 Python script(s)

2. VBScript Example

'
'  This example shows how to use XSIUtils.BuildPath
'
strUserPath = Application.InstallationPath( siUserPath ) 
strRelativePath = XSIUtils.BuildPath( "MyFolder", "MySubFolder" & 1, "foo.txt" )
strFullPath = XSIUtils.BuildPath( strUserPath, strRelativePath ) 

Application.LogMessage strUserPath
Application.LogMessage strRelativePath
Application.LogMessage strFullPath

See Also

XSIUtils.Slash

XSIUtils.EnsureFolderExists

XSIUtils.ResolvePath

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