diff --git a/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.cpp b/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.cpp
index e8df8ac..a970788 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,34 @@ namespace alpr
     int lastindex = filename.find_last_of(".");
     return filename.substr(0, lastindex);
   }
+  
+  std::string get_filename_from_path(std::string file_path)
+  {
 
+    size_t found;
+    found=file_path.find_last_of("/\\");
+    
+    if (found >= 0)
+      return file_path.substr(found+1);
+    
+    return "";
+   
+  }
+
+  std::string get_directory_from_path(std::string file_path)
+  {
+    if (DirectoryExists(file_path.c_str()))
+      return file_path;
+    
+    size_t found;
+    
+    found=file_path.find_last_of("/\\");
+    
+    if (found >= 0)
+      return file_path.substr(0,found);
+    
+    return "";
+  }
 
   #ifdef WINDOWS
   // Stub out these functions on Windows.  They're used for the daemon anyway, which isn't supported on Windows.
diff --git a/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.h b/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.h
index b73d539..09b2e54 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/support/filesystem.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ namespace alpr
   bool stringCompare( const std::string &left, const std::string &right );
 
   bool makePath(const char* path, mode_t mode);
+  
+  std::string get_directory_from_path(std::string file_path);
+  std::string get_filename_from_path(std::string file_path);
 }
 
 #endif // FILESYSTEM_H