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The Dirname_Shell_Utils procedure strips off the filename and returns only the directory name from a given pathname.
Calling syntax:
| Character = Dirname(Filename) |
Input variables:
| Filename | The Filename to be modified. |
Output variable:
| Dirname | The directory part of the input Filename. Note that '.' is returned if there is no directory part. |
Internal variables:
| dirname_right | Rightmost character of directory name. |
The Dirname_Shell_Utils code listing contains additional documentation.