diff --git a/aqhome/data/path-t.c b/aqhome/data/path-t.c
index 68bfa68..6c11ee4 100644
--- a/aqhome/data/path-t.c
+++ b/aqhome/data/path-t.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int test1(GWEN_UNUSED GWEN_TEST_MODULE *mod)
 {
   static char path[]="/test1/test2[3]/test3[2]";
   static PATH_TEST_ENTRY expected[]={
-    {"test1", 0, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX | AQH_PATH_FLAGS_ROOT},
+    {"test1", 0, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX},
     {"test2", 3, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX},
     {"test3", 2, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX | AQH_PATH_FLAGS_LAST},
     {NULL,    0, 0}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int test2(GWEN_UNUSED GWEN_TEST_MODULE *mod)
 {
   static char path[]="/test1/test2[3]/test3[2]";
   static PATH_TEST_ENTRY expected[]={
-    {"test1",    0, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_ROOT},
+    {"test1",    0, 0},
     {"test2[3]", 0, 0},
     {"test3[2]", 0, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_LAST},
     {NULL,       0, 0}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int test3(GWEN_UNUSED GWEN_TEST_MODULE *mod)
 {
   static char path[]="/test1\\/test2[3]/test3[2]/test4[1]";
   static PATH_TEST_ENTRY expected[]={
-    {"test1/test2", 3, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX | AQH_PATH_FLAGS_ROOT},
+    {"test1/test2", 3, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX},
     {"test3",       2, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX},
     {"test4",       1, AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX | AQH_PATH_FLAGS_LAST},
     {NULL,          0, 0}
diff --git a/aqhome/data/path.c b/aqhome/data/path.c
index d1e5cfa..27bedb9 100644
--- a/aqhome/data/path.c
+++ b/aqhome/data/path.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  */
 
 static void *_handleElement(const char *element, void *data, uint32_t flags, AQH_PATH_HANDLERFN fn);
+static void _getPathBetween(const char *path1, const char *path2, GWEN_BUFFER *diffBuf);
 
 
 
@@ -42,12 +43,8 @@ void *AQH_Path_Handle(const char *path, void *data, uint32_t flags, const char *
     GWEN_STRINGLIST *elementList;
 
     /* clear internal flags */
-    flags&=~(AQH_PATH_FLAGS_ROOT | AQH_PATH_FLAGS_LAST);
+    flags&=~AQH_PATH_FLAGS_LAST;
 
-    if (*path=='/') {
-      flags|=AQH_PATH_FLAGS_ROOT;
-      path++;
-    }
     elementList=GWEN_StringList_fromString2(path, delimiters, 0, GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_CHECK_BACKSLASH | GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_DEL_QUOTES);
     if (elementList) {
       GWEN_STRINGLISTENTRY *se;
@@ -74,7 +71,6 @@ void *AQH_Path_Handle(const char *path, void *data, uint32_t flags, const char *
 	  }
 	  data=result;
 	}
-	flags&=~AQH_PATH_FLAGS_ROOT;
 	se=GWEN_StringListEntry_Next(se);
       }
       GWEN_StringList_free(elementList);
@@ -135,6 +131,83 @@ void *_handleElement(const char *element, void *data, uint32_t flags, AQH_PATH_H
 
 
 
+int AQH_Path_GetPathBetween(const char *path1, const char *path2, GWEN_BUFFER *diffBuf)
+{
+  if (!(path1 && *path1)) {
+    if (path2 && *path2) {
+      GWEN_Buffer_AppendString(diffBuf, path2);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    else {
+      DBG_INFO(AQH_LOGDOMAIN, "Both paths are NULL.");
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!(path2 && *path2)) {
+    GWEN_STRINGLIST *sl1;
+
+    sl1=GWEN_StringList_fromString2(path1, "/", 0, GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_DEL_QUOTES | GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_CHECK_BACKSLASH);
+    if (sl1) {
+      int cnt;
+      int i;
+
+      cnt=GWEN_StringList_Count(sl1);
+      for (i=0; i<cnt; i++) {
+	if (i>0)
+	  GWEN_Buffer_AppendString(diffBuf, "/");
+	GWEN_Buffer_AppendString(diffBuf, "..");
+      }
+      GWEN_StringList_free(sl1);
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  _getPathBetween(path1, path2, diffBuf);
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+void _getPathBetween(const char *path1, const char *path2, GWEN_BUFFER *diffBuf)
+{
+  GWEN_STRINGLIST *sl1;
+  GWEN_STRINGLIST *sl2;
+  GWEN_STRINGLISTENTRY *se;
+  int count;
+  int i;
+
+  sl2=GWEN_StringList_fromString2(path2, "/", 0, GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_DEL_QUOTES | GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_CHECK_BACKSLASH);
+  sl1=GWEN_StringList_fromString2(path1, "/", 0, GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_DEL_QUOTES | GWEN_TEXT_FLAGS_CHECK_BACKSLASH);
+
+  GWEN_StringList_RemoveCommonFirstEntries(sl1, sl2);
+
+  count=GWEN_StringList_Count(sl1);
+  for (i=0; i<count; i++) {
+    if (GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(diffBuf))
+      GWEN_Buffer_AppendString(diffBuf, "/");
+    GWEN_Buffer_AppendString(diffBuf, "..");
+  }
+  GWEN_StringList_free(sl1);
+
+  se=GWEN_StringList_FirstEntry(sl2);
+  while(se) {
+    const char *s;
+
+    s=GWEN_StringListEntry_Data(se);
+    if (s && *s) {
+      if (GWEN_Buffer_GetUsedBytes(diffBuf))
+        GWEN_Buffer_AppendString(diffBuf, "/");
+      GWEN_Buffer_AppendString(diffBuf, s);
+    }
+
+    se=GWEN_StringListEntry_Next(se);
+  }
+  GWEN_StringList_free(sl2);
+}
+
+
+
 #include "./path-t.c"
 
 
diff --git a/aqhome/data/path.h b/aqhome/data/path.h
index 5146af8..e26993f 100644
--- a/aqhome/data/path.h
+++ b/aqhome/data/path.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #define AQH_PATH_FLAGS_VARIABLE               0x02000000
 #define AQH_PATH_FLAGS_PARSEIDX               0x04000000
 
-#define AQH_PATH_FLAGS_ROOT                   0x40000000
 #define AQH_PATH_FLAGS_LAST                   0x80000000