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| Imagine that there is deep in the Windows directory structure a file your are interested in, and you need the full pathname together with the filename? What a shame... | = ClipboardPath = Imagine that there is deep in the Windows directory structure a file your are interested in, and you need the full pathname, with or without the filename? |
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| No, Windows is still not offering any help here. But there is a little freeware tool available, called GetPath, which solves the problem! | Until recently Windows did not offer any help at all. With Windows 7 (I never touched Vista) there is a way to get the full path: shift-right-clicking on a file or folder offers an option "Copy as path". Rather awkward for something I need that often. |
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| Once the DLL is copied onto your harddisk and the Windows registry is told where to find it, the Windows context menu offers a new command when you right-click a filename: "Copy path to clipboard" | There is a little freeware tool available, called !ClipboardPath, which solves the problem. A simple installation procedure and the tool is ready for use. You can download the tool from: |
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| Download here: attachment:GetPath.zip | http://stefan.bertels.org/en/clipboardpath After installing it the Windows context menu for a file or folder in Windows Explorer (or any Open File dialog) offers this: {{attachment:pathtoclip.png}} |
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Imagine that there is deep in the Windows directory structure a file your are interested in, and you need the full pathname, with or without the filename?
Until recently Windows did not offer any help at all. With Windows 7 (I never touched Vista) there is a way to get the full path: shift-right-clicking on a file or folder offers an option "Copy as path". Rather awkward for something I need that often.
There is a little freeware tool available, called ClipboardPath, which solves the problem. A simple installation procedure and the tool is ready for use. You can download the tool from:
http://stefan.bertels.org/en/clipboardpath
After installing it the Windows context menu for a file or folder in Windows Explorer (or any Open File dialog) offers this:
