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absolutepath

Convert a file name to an absolute path

Description

The absolutepath object converts a file name or path to an absolute path.
If the file is not found, absolutepath outputs the symbol notfound.

Arguments

None.

Messages

anything	pathname [list]	A file name or path as a symbol. Input pathnames can contain slashes, colons, or backslashes as separators.
types	filetypes [list]	The types message followed by a list of four-letter, filetype codes will designate the types of files which absolutepath can recognize.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

any symbol: If the incoming file name or path is found, the output is an absolute path. The output pathnames contain slash separators.

Absolute pathnames look like this:

"C:/Max Folder/extras/mystuff/mypatch.pat"

Examples

Name	Description
conformpath	Convert paths of one pathtype and/or pathstyle to another
opendialog	Open a dialog to ask for a file or folder
relativepath	Convert an absolute to a relative path
savedialog	Open a dialog to ask for a filename for saving
strippath	Get a filename from a full pathname
File Preferences	File Preferences