Get selected full path w/o two pathcomponents?

[aliteralmind]

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:: echo getpathcomponent(, "path").'\'.getpathcomponent(, "file");

Is there an alternative way of getting the full path of the selected item?

[highend]

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::echo "<curitem>";

[Filehero]

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::echo <curitem>;

For multiple selections get is the key.

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:: echo get("SelectedItemsPathNames", "|", "a");

it's true, I'm always too late to the party.

[aliteralmind]

Thanks. Only using a single file in this case.

[TheQwerty]

Thanks. Only using a single file in this case.

Then also note that <curitem> only returns the currently selected AND focused item.

If you want the focused item regardless of selection, use <focitem>.
If you want the selected item(s) regardless of focus, use <get SelectedItemsPathNames> or Get('SelectedItemsPathNames') as Filehero suggested.

[aliteralmind]

Actually, it turns out I want the behavior of the original code, then:

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:: echo getpathcomponent(, "path").'\'.getpathcomponent(, "file");

If nothing is selected, then I want the directory. Would be nice to have <fo**D**item>

[aliteralmind]

A related question:

If the extension

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::echo getpathcomponent(, "ext");

is the empty string, then it's a folder (or a no-extension file...). Is there a more reliable way to detect if it's a folder?

[aliteralmind]

Got it: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 755#p61935

From highend:

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$IsFile = report ("{Dir False|True|Drive}",1);
   If ($IsFile=="True") {msg "It is a file"}else{ msg "no file"};

[TheQwerty]

The Exists SC is probably a better method now.

GetPathComponent is not aware of what type of object the path is, so a folder containing a period is treated like a file with extension.

[bdeshi]

Thanks. Only using a single file in this case.

If nothing is selected, then I want the directory.

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:: echo (<selitems> =='')?<curpath>:getpathcomponent(, "file");

Returns current path if nothing selected, else returns selected (and focused) item's full path.
(btw, Minified If-else block. (help->scripting->ternary conditional) )

edit: whoa, you two prevented me from posting three times in succession with your rapid fire replies!

[aliteralmind]

Got it!

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$isDir = (exists($origPath) == 2);
if($isDir)  {
   echo "dir!";
}

P.S. I love ternarys! I come from Java.