absolutepath
Description
Converts a file name or path to an absolute path. If the file is not found, the symbol notfound 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 types message followed by a list of four-letter filetype codes will designate the types of files which absolutepath can recognize.
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"
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| conformpath | |
| opendialog | |
| relativepath | |
| savedialog | |
| strippath | |
| File Preferences | File Preferences |