absolutepath
Description
Converts a file name or path to an absolute path. If the file is not found, the symbol
is output.Examples

Arguments
None.
Attributes
Common Box Attributes
Messages
anything
Arguments
pathname
[symbol]
A file name or path as a symbol. Input pathnames can contain slashes, colons, or backslashes as separators.
types
Arguments
filetypes
[list]
The four-letter filetype codes will designate the types of files which absolutepath can recognize.
message followed by a list of 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:
See Also
Name | Description |
---|---|
conformpath | |
opendialog | |
relativepath | |
savedialog | |
strippath | |
File Preferences | File Preferences |