#Mac get file path from finder how to#
#Mac get file path from finder full#

#Mac get file path from finder full#

Here's a link to an AppleScript Finder path program I wrote that will (a) display the full path to the current Finder directory, and (b) also let you place that path on the system clipboard so you can use it in another application. As I think about it now, it seems embarrassing that I had to do this, but even today it's still necessary.

#Mac get file path from finder how to#

:) AppleScript tip: How to place the full path to the current directory on the clipboardĪ couple of years ago I wrote a simple AppleScript program to determine the full path to the directory currently being displayed in the Finder. Command-C on the file to copy, and Command-V on the command line in Terminal.

all you have to do is remember this magic key/mouse combination.

Left-click the Finder menu bar, which it displays the name of the current folder.

But you can show it using this hidden key/mouse combination: You can't just show that drop-down menu by clicking on it with the mouse, however. Hold down the Option key, and you’ll see Copy change to Copy name as Pathname. Open Finder and right-click the file or folder to display the context menu. Another easy way to obtain a file path on Mac is with the context menu in Finder. Function BrowseWin (mypath As String) With Application.FileDialog (msoFileDialogOpen). When youve got it ready to go, type diff in at the prompt followed by a space, and. After the contextual menu appears (and only after), add the Option key and then select Copy. The following is the Windows version of the code for opening a dialog box for selecting a file. When looking at a Finder window, you can get the Finder to display the full path to the current folder, like this: There are two tricks to find this full path from the Finder: Control- or right-click a file or folder. Displaying the path to the current folder I run into this problem all the time when I go to upload a file using any of my web-based email clients, or when I upload a file using a web form.įrankly, I think this is poor design on the part of the Finder - not easily showing you this path - but fortunately, if you know the magic key/mouse combination, you can get the Finder to show you the full path to the directory you're currently looking at.

The Finder is a clever interface - especially now that it sports four different views - but at times like this, it just leaves you hanging. what is the path to the directory you're looking at? So, you're sitting there, looking at your Mac Finder window, and you see the file you need to work with, but wait.