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ToFileName
  • ToFileName[" directory ", " name "] assembles a full file name from a directory name and a file name.
  • ToFileName[ , , ... , name ] assembles a full file name from a hierarchy of directory names.
  • ToFileName[ , , ... ] assembles a single directory name from a hierarchy of directory names.
  • ToFileName works differently on different computer systems.
  • ToFileName just creates a file name; it does not actually search for the file specified.
  • ToFileName["", " name "] gives " name ".
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.11.4.
  • See also: DirectoryName, Get, $Input.


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