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Without knowing where your filename (path) comes from<br />
<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-42105748-1">var path = 'C:\\fakepath\\test305.pdf';
var parts = path.split('\\');
alert(parts[parts.length - 1]);</code></pre>
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Without knowing where your filename (path) comes from



var path = 'C:\\fakepath\\test305.pdf';
var parts = path.split('\\');
alert(parts[parts.length - 1]);

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.... and here is how to get the filename WITHOUT the extension<br />

<pre><code id="code-20-42105749-1">&lt;script&gt;
var path = 'C:\\fakepath\\test305.pdf';
var parts = path.split('\\');
var filename = parts[parts.length - 1].split('.');
alert(filename[0]);
&lt;/script&gt;</code></pre>
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.... and here is how to get the filename WITHOUT the extension


<script>
var path = 'C:\\fakepath\\test305.pdf';
var parts = path.split('\\');
var filename = parts[parts.length - 1].split('.');
alert(filename[0]);
</script>

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@Ron Baas,<br />
<br />
Please advise what was wrong with the first two comments - both of which answer the question.
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@Ron Baas,

Please advise what was wrong with the first two comments - both of which answer the question.

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Yeah, Julian could also get some points as I suggested in my post :)
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Yeah, Julian could also get some points as I suggested in my post :)

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Using JavaScript, how can I get the name of a file without its path or extension?<br />
<br />
This:<br />
C:\fakepath\test305.pdf<br />
<br />
<br />
Should return this:<br />
test305
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Using JavaScript, how can I get the name of a file without its path or extension?

This:
C:\fakepath\test305.pdf


Should return this:
test305

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