Get File Info

Parses a file path and returns its individual components — directory, file name, extension, and parent folders — as separate output variables.

Purpose

Use Get File Info when a workflow receives a full file path and downstream tasks need to act on specific parts of it. For example, you may need the base name to use as a record key, the extension to decide whether a file is eligible for processing, or the list of parent directories to build a corresponding archive path. This task removes the need to perform string operations on the path manually.

Inputs

Field	Type	Required	Description
File Path	Text	Yes	The full or relative path to the file. Relative paths are resolved to their absolute equivalent.

Outputs

Name	Description
FullPath	The absolute path of the file.
Directory	The directory portion of the path, excluding the file name.
FileName	The file name including its extension.
BaseName	The file name without its extension.
Extension	The file extension, including the leading dot (e.g. .pdf).
ParentFolders	A list of folder names from the immediate parent up to the root, ordered nearest-first.

Examples

Extract the base name and extension from a path

Field	Value
File Path	C:\Reports\monthly_summary.pdf
FullPath	C:\Reports\monthly_summary.pdf
Directory	C:\Reports
FileName	monthly_summary.pdf
BaseName	monthly_summary
Extension	.pdf
ParentFolders	["Reports", "C:"]