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# ExtractFileName

Extract the filename part from a full path filename.

## Declaration

Source position: finah.inc line 23

`function ExtractFileName(`
`const FileName: string`
`):string;`

## Description

ExtractFileName returns the filename part from FileName. The filename consists of all characters after the last directory separator character ('/' or '\') or drive letter.

The full filename can always be reconstucted by concatenating the result of ExtractFilePath and ExtractFileName.

For an example, see ExtractFileDir.

## Errors

None.

## See also

ExtractFileName |  | Extract the filename part from a full path filename.
ExtractFilePath |  | Extract the path from a filename.
ExtractFileDir |  | Extract the drive and directory part of a filename.
ExtractFileDrive |  | Extract the drive part from a filename.
ExtractFileExt |  | Return the extension from a filename.
ExtractRelativePath |  | Extract a relative path from a filename, given a base directory.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014