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**TAILNAME(** //symbol// )

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| **TAILNAME** | Extract a filename from a symbol, removing any path element. |
| //symbol// | The symbol containing the filename to extract. |

The **TAILNAME** function processes a full path and file name and removes the path part of the symbol. The returned string is its name and extension only. **TAILNAME** does not expand short names. This function is only available in template language usage.

**Return Data Type:**     STRING

**Example:**

| **#!  Generate the default install files  ---** |
| **#CREATE(%WiseFile2)** |
| **Document Type: WSE** |
| **item: Global** |
| **  Version=7.0** |
| **  File Checksum=646309025** |
| **end** |
| **#INSERT(%InstFile, FULLNAME(%ProjectTarget), '%MAINDIR%\' & ****TAILNAME(%ProjectTarget)****, %WiseFile2Count)** |

**See Also:     **[[fullname  return file path .htm|FULLNAME]]

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