Extract base path from a pathname in C

Question

Question

How do you extract the base path from pathname in C?

Are there any functions built into the C language or the C-Runtime L

Answer 1

In Windows you can use the API call "PathRemoveFileSpec" http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb773748(v=vs.85).aspx

Cross platform solutions will not really be possible due to variations in file systems bewtween different OS's.