$fbase function

$fbase(path)

The $fbase function returns the base name of the passed-in path, i.e., the file name without extension. If path is empty, the result is an empty string.

Parameters

All parameters may contain symbolic references; these are resolved before the function is applied. See Examples below.

path

File path from which to extract the base name.

Examples

Here are some usage examples for this function:

<$fbase(C:\Program Files\InstallMate\Bin\Tin.exe)>

Returns Tin from the literal path.

<$fbase(<INSTALLDIR>\Bin\Tin.exe)>

Returns Tin from the symbolic path, assuming that <INSTALLDIR> resolves to the appropriate folder path.

<$fbase(<#Tin_alias>)>

Returns Tin from the file alias path, assuming that Tin_alias is the file alias for the Tin.exe executable.