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javascript for capturing filename

i have this problem of capturing the filename on the instance when
onclick is activated in the <body>
the function should catch the filename and display it.

Second problem, i have to catch the image name in the same fashion
using =onclick showimage(this) . Is this possible at at
I have tried all combinations of
document.getEle mentbyId();
document.getEle mentbyName();
document.getEle mentbyTagName() ;
document.img[].src();

pls help
Jul 23 '05 #1
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"Sharad Gupta" <g_******@yahoo .com> wrote in message
news:7e******** *************** ***@posting.goo gle.com...
i have this problem of capturing the filename on the instance when
onclick is activated in the <body>
the function should catch the filename and display it.

Second problem, i have to catch the image name in the same fashion
using =onclick showimage(this) . Is this possible at at
I have tried all combinations of
document.getEle mentbyId();
document.getEle mentbyName();
document.getEle mentbyTagName() ;
document.img[].src();

pls help


Will this help? Watch for word-wrap.

<html>
<head>
<title>show.htm </title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function showfile() {
var pathname = location.pathna me;
var filename =
pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("\\")+1, pathname.length );
alert(filename) ;
}
function showpath() {
var pathname = location.pathna me;
pathname = pathname.substr (1,pathname.len gth);
alert(pathname) ;
}
function showimage(that) {
alert(that.name );
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" value="Path+Fil e" onclick="showpa th()">
<input type="button" value="File Only" onclick="showfi le()">
<img src="http://www.google.com/images/logo.gif" name="Google"
onclick="showim age(this)">
</body>
</html>
Jul 23 '05 #2
Wow that solved my problem to the gr8 extent.

What I wanted exactly is that the script function should only pick the
primary name of the filename. Example.. if the file name is we1234.xyz
The function should pick we1234 and display on alert.

Pls help

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Jul 23 '05 #3
> pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("\\")+1, pathname.length );

This is redundant.
substr(startInd ex [,endIndex]).
endIndex is optional.
If endIndex is omitted, the substr goes to the end.

To get rid of your extention try this.
filename = pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("\\")+1,
pathname.lastIn dexOf("."));

I don't remember off hand if substr includes the character at lastIndex or
not. If so, subtract one from the endIndex argument.
filename = pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("\\")+1,
pathname.lastIn dexOf(".")-1);
Jul 23 '05 #4
this has solved my problem. Either when we do alert or pass the result
to some div or span, it shows the primary name of the filename.

function showfile(that) {
var pathname = that.src;
var filename =
pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("/")+1,pathname.l ength);
document.getEle mentById("disp" ).innerText = filename;
Thanks for your help
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Jul 23 '05 #5
Sharad Gupta <g_******@yahoo .com> wrote in message news:<41******* *************** @news.newsgroup s.ws>...
Wow that solved my problem to the gr8 extent.

What I wanted exactly is that the script function should only pick the
primary name of the filename. Example.. if the file name is we1234.xyz
The function should pick we1234 and display on alert.

Pls help

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The prev ex. solved the problem, with some changes done.
But still I can have the filename as we1234.xyz & not as we1234, what
I want to achieve. Actually I want to give the primary part of
filename as the name of the picture, so that I donr have to put in the
picture name again n again for 1000's of them. So i found the result
thru

var filename = pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("/")+1,pathname.l ength);
document.getEle mentById("disp" ).innerText = filename;

this gives filename(primar y.ext), but I want only primary name.
thanks and waiting for reply
Jul 23 '05 #6
Sharad Gupta wrote:

[snip]

var filename = pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("/")+1,pathname.l ength);
document.getEle mentById("disp" ).innerText = filename;

this gives filename(primar y.ext), but I want only primary name.
thanks and waiting for reply


var filename = pathname.split( ".");
document.getEle mentById("disp" ).innerHTML = filename[filename.length-1]
Mick
Jul 23 '05 #7
hi

thru the code i am able to generate the filename extension and not the
primary name of the filename.

ie we1234.xyz

i am getting xyz, where as i want we1234

still waiting
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Jul 23 '05 #8
Sharad Gupta <g_******@yahoo .com> wrote:
thru the code i am able to generate the filename extension and not the
primary name of the filename.
ie we1234.xyz
i am getting xyz, where as i want we1234


function showfile(that) {
var pathname = that.src;
var filename =
pathname.substr (pathname.lastI ndexOf("/")+1,pathname.l ength);
var filename = filename.substr (filename,filen ame.lastIndexOf ("."));
document.getEle mentById("disp" ).innerText = filename;
}

works with "lulu.lili_lolo .jpg"
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Jul 23 '05 #9
Sharad Gupta wrote:

ie we1234.xyz

i am getting xyz, where as i want we1234

still waiting


var filename = pathname.split( ".");
document.getEle mentById("disp" ).innerHTML = filename[filename.length-2]

"length-2"
Mick
Jul 23 '05 #10

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