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Re: filename

Gernot Reishofer wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
> I have to save two files with the same filename but different
> extensions. Using DIALOG_PICKFILE creates path+filename+extention.
> Can you experts tell me the shortest way to get the filename avoiding
> too many string operations?
> 
> thanks for help
> 
> Gernot

I'm not sure it is the shortest, but it is sure convenient to use a
utility routine from one of several public domain librariers for this.
In my own library this is extract_filename.pro. You can browse through
this and other libraries at
http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/~schultz.martin/idl/

CHeers,
Martin

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