getDirectoryFromPath

Extracts a directory from an absolute path. Returns the absolute path with a trailing slash and omits the filename.

getDirectoryFromPath(path) → returns string

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See Also:   getFileFromPath

Argument Reference

path string
Required

Examples
Sample code invoking the getDirectoryFromPath function 

getDirectoryFromPath("C:\temp\file.txt")

Expected Result: C:\temp\

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