function [path,name,ext]=splitfilepath(fname)
// Copyright INRIA
l=length(fname)
//getting the extension part
n=l
while n>0
  cn=part(fname,n)
  if cn=='.'|cn=='/'|cn=='\' then break,end
  n=n-1
end
if n==0 then
  ext=emptystr()
elseif cn=='/'|cn=='\' then
  ext=emptystr()
  n=l
else
  ext=part(fname,n+1:l)
  n=n-1
end
//getting the name part
l=n
n=l
while n>0
  cn=part(fname,n)
  if cn=='/'|cn=='\' then break,end
  n=n-1
end
if n==0 then
  name=part(fname,1:l)
  path='./'
else
  name=part(fname,n+1:l)
  path=part(fname,1:n)
end
endfunction
