Getting a specific string from a file path

[CadFrank]

Hi,

I'm using

(setq Cfilepath (getvar 'DWGPREFIX))

to get my current filepath and i would like to get a specific string from it.

Filepath : "L:\\ECHAFAUDAGES (L2)\\CLIENTS\\Name of client\\Project name\\ingénierie\\PlanCad\\"

Thing is i'm not sure what to use since

Name of client never has the same lenght, and same for project name.

So i can't use substr.

What function should I be looking for ?

[MSasu]

What are you looking in fact to achive? To check if a given string (i.e. client name) is present or to retrive the name of client (the third folder from root)?

[Lee Mac]

Look into:

vl-string-search
vl-string-position
wcmatch
String to List

[CadFrank]

Well Client name will always be present. I just want to retrieve the project name to print it in a .txt file

[MSasu]

Then you may use this function:

;;++++++++++++++++++
;; parser by CAB
;;++++++++++++++++++
(defun sparser (str delim / ptr lst)
  (while (setq ptr (vl-string-search delim str))
   (setq lst (cons (substr str 1 ptr) lst))
   (setq str (substr str (+ ptr 2)))
  )
  (reverse (cons str lst))
)

Use it like:

(nth 4 (SPARSER (getvar "DWGPREFIX") "\\"))

For sure this presume that project name will be always the 4th folder from root.

[Tharwat]

Maybe also .

substr

[MSasu]

@Tharwat, I'm afraid that SUBSTR cannot help in OP's case.

Name of client never has the same lenght, and same for project name.

[Tharwat]

@Tharwat, I'm afraid that SUBSTR cannot help in OP's case.

I was preparing the post when the OP posted that more clarification . so I will take it back if it is not helpful at all .

[CadFrank]

For sure this presume that project name will be always the 4th folder from root.

Well actually the fifth :p

But indeed it works

[CadFrank]

So i can't use substr.

Naw it's ok Tharwat i just think you didn't read my post fully :p