• a5_backup_filename Function
• a5_get_tempfile_name Function
• a5_getaddinlibraryfilename Function
• a5_getaddinlibrarylistfilename Function
• a5_getapplicationdatafilename Function
• a5_getappserveractivationfilename Function
• a5_getappserverconfigfile Function
• a5_getcodelibraryfilename Function
• a5_gethelpfilename Function
• a5_getstylesheettablefilename Function
• a5_getsystemmenusfilename Function
• a5_getsystemtoolbarsfilename Function
• a5_gettransformhistoryfilename Function
• a5_getuserdatafilename Function
• A5_Qualify_Filename Function
• A5_SHORTEN_FN Function
• FILENAME_ABSOLUTE Function
• FILENAME_DECODE Function
• FILENAME_ENCODE Function
• FILENAME_FROM_ALIAS Function
• FILENAME_IS_RELATIVE Function
• FILENAME_RELATIVE Function
• FILENAME_TO_ALIAS Function
• GET_UNIQUE_FILENAME Function
• IMAGE_FILENAME_ENCODE Function
• TOKEN_NAME_INCREMENT Function

FILENAME_RELATIVE Function

Syntax

Arguments

filename

A fully qualified filename with path.

reference_path

Optional. Default = path of current database. A path to use as a starting point in composing the relative filename.

Description

Converts a filename into a relative filename. If reference_path is blank, assume current database path.

FILENAME_RELATIVE() returns a character string after converting a fully qualified filename into an relative filename. In the following example, the database path is "C:\Databases\Functions".

Example

dim cs as C
cs = filename_relative("C:\Databases\upgrade.txt")
cs   ->   "\Databases\upgrade.txt"
tn = "c:\program files\a5v5\samples\alphasports\customer.dbf"
filename_relative(tn, "c:\windows") ->   "\program files\a5v5\samples\alphasports\customer.dbf"

See Also

• Filename Functions
• FILE Functions
• FILE Methods
• Directory Functions