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May 26, 2021 08:10 AM
Hi there,
I have a conundrum that I hope someone can please help me with! It’s all about the final “/”
Basically I want to extract the last part of a file path + filename string, to leave only the filename. The path and name can all be different lengths, and have different folder depths. The key is to take everything AFTER the final “/” Examples below…
/Volumes/my_drive/documents/pictures/A001.jpeg
/mnt/usb/pictures/123456.tiff
/Server/over_there/no_really/this_one/what a long path/Big File.mov
would parse…
A001.jpeg
123456.tiff
Big File.mov
Any ideas please, fantastic Airtable community?
Thanks!
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May 26, 2021 11:17 AM
You could do it with REGEX_REPLACE()
REGEX_REPLACE(
{Field Name},
"^(.+)\\/([^\\/]+)$",
"$2"
)

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May 26, 2021 11:17 AM
You could do it with REGEX_REPLACE()
REGEX_REPLACE(
{Field Name},
"^(.+)\\/([^\\/]+)$",
"$2"
)

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May 26, 2021 11:34 AM
That’s amazing Kamille, thanks so much! Worked a charm, you got the skills! Appreciate it.
Cheers.

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Mar 28, 2023 01:23 PM
This is really a helpful solution!
I'm still stuck with another related issue. I need to extract the string from the second-to-last section of a file path, essentially to isolate the parent folder of a file or folder. I've looked into regular expressions and have found them to be a bit daunting, so I can't build upon this solution here.
Using EastEndTom's sample, I need to extract "pictures" from /Volumes/my_drive/documents/pictures/A001.jpeg.
Does anyone have any suggestions for me?
Thanks!
