Check out the File::Spec module. Specifically the splitpath method: 
       splitpath
         Splits a path in to volume, directory, and filename
         portions. On systems with no concept of volume, returns
         '' for volume.

             ($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $pa
+th );
             ($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $pa
+th, $no_file );

         For systems with no syntax differentiating filenames
         from directories, assumes that the last file is a path
         unless $no_file is true or a trailing separator or /. or
         /.. is present. On Unix this means that $no_file true
         makes this return ( '', $path, '' ).

         The directory portion may or may not be returned with a
         trailing '/'.

         The results can be passed to the catpath() entry
         elsewhere in this documentto get back a path equivalent
         to (usually identical to) the original path.

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In reply to Re: Path part of pathname\\file by etcshadow
in thread Path part of pathname\\file by Anonymous Monk

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