Re: [gtk-list] file selection dialog

[Scott Stone <sstone ume pht co jp>]

On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 padraig@turing.idc.ul.ie wrote:

> 
> hi,
> 
> when you collect the filename from the file selection dialog using
> 
> filename = gtk_file_selection_get_filename( GTK_FILE_SELECTION(fs) );
> 
> it returns the full path of the filename. my question is: is there any
> quick way to get just the filename (i.e. without the path) or do you
> have to extract it (from the longer string) yourself?

It's easy, just:

char *s1=rindex(filename,'/');
s1++;

now, s1 is your base filename, without the path.

> 
> 
> thx,
> 
> Padraig.
> 
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