How can I get my Path?

[Keith Smith]

Is there a javascript variable that contains the path of the file from which
it ran?

Something like this....?
alert('My path=' + MyURLPath);

Is this possible?

[Lee]

Keith Smith said:

Is there a javascript variable that contains the path of the file from which
it ran?

Something like this....?
alert('My path=' + MyURLPath);

alert(location. href);
Some code may be loaded into the page from other URL's, but
Everything in a web page "runs" from the URL in location.href.

[Keith Smith]

> alert(location. href);

Thanks for the solution. I noticed that the above method gives me the URL
path with the file name at the end. For example, it may give me something
like http://www.domain.com/pictures/file1.html.

Is there a way to have it give me the URL and path without the file? For
example:
http://www.domain.com/pictures/?

[Lee]

Keith Smith said:

alert(location. href);

Thanks for the solution. I noticed that the above method gives me the URL
path with the file name at the end. For example, it may give me something
like http://www.domain.com/pictures/file1.html.

Is there a way to have it give me the URL and path without the file? For
example:
http://www.domain.com/pictures/?

Since location.href is a string, you can use the String methods.
http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6408-10/string.htm

The lastIndexOf(tar get) method returns the index of the last occurance
of <target> within the string.

The substring(first ,last) returns the <first> through <last> characters
of the string.

Combining these:

var myURL = location.href.s ubstring(0,loca tion.href.lastI ndexOf("/")+1);

[RobG]

Lee wrote:

Keith Smith said:

alert(location. href);
Thanks for the solution. I noticed that the above method gives me the URLpath with the file name at the end. For example, it may give me somethinglike http://www.domain.com/pictures/file1.html.

Is there a way to have it give me the URL and path without the file? Forexample:
http://www.domain.com/pictures/?

Since location.href is a string, you can use the String methods.
http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6408-10/string.htm

The lastIndexOf(tar get) method returns the index of the last

occurance of <target> within the string.

The substring(first ,last) returns the <first> through <last> characters of the string.

Combining these:

var myURL =

location.href.s ubstring(0,loca tion.href.lastI ndexOf("/")+1);

or

var myURL = location.href.m atch(/^.*\//);

:-p

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Rob