Basename without extension

This is one area where I think Korn shell is easier - determining the basename of a script san path and extension.

SCRIPTNAME=$(basename $0 .ksh)

versus the PowerShell way:

$ScriptName = [system.io.path]::GetFilenameWithoutExtension($MyInvocation.InvocationName)

What I would like to see is something like this:

$ScriptName = Split-Path $MyInvocation.InvocationName -leaf -noExt

It's not dramaticall fewer characters to type however you don't have to drop down to the .NET framework to strip an extension off a filename.

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Keith

Well, there's always this:

(split-path $path.ps1 -leaf).split(".")[0]

Not terribly unreasonable, but I agree that a noExtension would be
nice, and actually, expected.

Mike


On Apr 9, 11:55 am, "Keith Hill [MVP]"
<r_keith_h...@no.spam.thank.u.hotmail.com> wrote:
> This is one area where I think Korn shell is easier - determining the basename of a script san path and extension.
>
> SCRIPTNAME=$(basename $0 .ksh)
>
> versus the PowerShell way:
>
> $ScriptName = [system.io.path]::GetFilenameWithoutExtension($MyInvocation.InvocationName)
>
> What I would like to see is something like this:
>
> $ScriptName = Split-Path $MyInvocation.InvocationName -leaf -noExt
>
> It's not dramaticall fewer characters to type however you don't have to drop down to the .NET framework to strip an extension off a filename.
>
> --
> Keith

"mikes.net" <michael.net@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1176138028.791197.20160@w1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Well, there's always this:
>
> (split-path $path.ps1 -leaf).split(".")[0]
>
> Not terribly unreasonable, but I agree that a noExtension would be
> nice, and actually, expected.

Personally I have extended the File type so that I can do this:

PS> $file = "myscript.ps1"
PS> (gci $file).basename
myscript

Basename is a very simple ScriptProperty that says this:

[IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($this)

Maybe this property should be included as a default. Feel free to submit the
suggestion if it makes sense to you.

Jacques

"mikes.net" <michael.net@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1176138028.791197.20160@w1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Well, there's always this:
>
> (split-path $path.ps1 -leaf).split(".")[0]
>
> Not terribly unreasonable, but I agree that a noExtension would be
> nice, and actually, expected.

I submitted this. Vote on it if you like:

https://connect.microsoft.com/feedba...9716&SiteID=99

--
Keith

seems like a great time saver "IMO"