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How to get path and filename of POSIX?
How do I get path /users/ [username]/Desktop/ and the file name Foo.scpt as individual pieces? tell application “Finder” set parentpath to POSIX path of (parent of (path to me) as string) set filename to name of (path to me) display dialog parentpath display dialog filename end tell
How to translate an AppleScript path to a POSIX path?
To translate an AppleScript path (file or directory, valid or not) into a POSIX path use POSIX path of. set a to “Macintosh HD:usr:local:bin:”. set p to POSIX path of a. — “/usr/local/bin/”. POSIX path also understands AppleScript’s file references. set a to alias “Macintosh HD:usr:local:bin:”.
Can you use a colon in a POSIX file?
You can use colon : in a POSIX file name, and you can use slash / in an AppleScript file name: they translate one into the other. To translate a UNIX path (file or directory, valid or not) into an AppleScript file reference, use POSIX file.
What’s the difference between a POSIX and an AppleScript file?
Where POSIX uses the slash / as the separator for directories, AppleScript uses the colon : . You can use colon : in a POSIX file name, and you can use slash / in an AppleScript file name: they translate one into the other. To translate a UNIX path (file or directory, valid or not) into an AppleScript file reference, use POSIX file.
How to extract path and filename from a variable?
Comment : please see comments. You can only extract path and filename from (1) a parameter of the BAT itself %1, or (2) the parameter of a CALL %1 or (3) a local FOR variable %%a. in HELP CALL or HELP FOR you may find more detailed information:
How to change file path in Visual Studio?
The script will change drive and path to the path containing the file or folder you have selected and open a command shell with that path – useful for Visual Studio Code, because then you can just type “code .” to run it in the context of your project.
How to batch extract path from variable stack?
If you run this script without any parameters by double-clicking on it, it will copy itself to the SendTo folder and renaming it to “A – Open in CMD shell.cmd”. Afterwards it is available in the “SentTo” context menu. Then, right-click on any file or folder in Windows explorer and select “SendTo > A – Open in CMD shell.cmd”