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Brett Romero

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Dec 2, 2005, 10:53:19 AM12/2/05
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In Windows Explorer, I'd like to copy the full file path for any file I
click. For example, I have 10 photos in c:\data\pictures\November. I click
one photo and I'd like the path to appear in the address bar (not Internet
Explorer but Windows Explorer). It would then look like this for example:
c:\data\pictures\November\photo9.jpg. Right now, I can only copy the path
out of the address bar. I'd like the file name of some file I've selected
to be appended to the path.

This will save me time when going through sub folders and uploading photos
to flickr.com or something. These sites use a "browse" button to select
photos one at a time. If I could just paste the entire file path into the
browse box, I'd be set.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Brett


Nighthawk

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Dec 2, 2005, 12:39:16 PM12/2/05
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I'm not quite sure this is possible. The only way I know of is to copy the
text from the address bar and then append the file name and extension to the
end of that.

Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance.
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Steve N.

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Dec 2, 2005, 1:02:22 PM12/2/05
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Brett Romero wrote:

The only way I know to do this: copy & past the file path as usual, then
right click the file, select rename, copy the name, don't rename the
file, then paste the filename at the end of the path.

Steve

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Dec 2, 2005, 2:02:05 PM12/2/05
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Start>Run>CMD

browse to
c:\data\pictures\November

dir/s/b

brett

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Dec 2, 2005, 2:50:58 PM12/2/05
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I'm using the thumbnail feature in Windows Explorer so a DOS command
isn't an option.

Wesley Vogel

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Dec 2, 2005, 10:07:54 PM12/2/05
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mesakelatinka-01 made a good suggestion. You can keep doing it the way that
you're doing it now or to add to mesakelatinka-01's suggestion...

This will create a Notepad file, November.txt, in the November folder.

It will have all the filenames appended to the path.

dir/s/b > November.txt

This will save you a lot of time and the November.txt file will always be in
the c:\data\pictures\November folder unless you delete one or the other.

You can do the same thing for any other folder.

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David Candy

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Dec 3, 2005, 1:27:01 AM12/3/05
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Can you drag the file into the upload thing. if not drag it in to Start Run and paste from there

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Brett

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Dec 3, 2005, 3:28:48 PM12/3/05
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These are all good suggestions but not really going to save any time.
Here's why: I open Win Explorer go the to folder and switch to thumbnail
view. Then I find the file I'm interested in. If I have a notepad file
with everything listed, I'll have to find it, open it, remember the file
name (which might be photo100-389.jpg), copy the path from the notepad file.
So actually, things have probably gotten a little more complicated.

For now, I just copy the file path from the address bar (ctrl + D, ctrl +
C), then paste that into the browser and type the file name. That's the
quickest and easiest method...at the moment.

I was hoping there was a third party tool that would allow me to right click
a file and select a copy full path option. That would be the
quickest/easiest method.

Thanks,
Brett

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Brett

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Dec 3, 2005, 3:30:58 PM12/3/05
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No because the browser will render the image. It doesn't know you want to
drop the image into the text box. The box isn't aware of anything. So no
translation can take place for some type of context.

Brett

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Torgeir Bakken (MVP)

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Dec 4, 2005, 11:59:44 AM12/4/05
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Brett wrote:

> (snip)


> I was hoping there was a third party tool that would allow me
> to right click a file and select a copy full path option. That
> would be the quickest/easiest method.

Hi,

Here is a couple of free utilities:

Ninotech Path Copy
http://home.worldonline.dk/ninotech/freeutil.htm

FileTargets
http://www.moonsoftware.com/freeware.asp

For FileTargets, you need to enter case sensitive password
ILikeMoonSoftware during installation.

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Brett

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Dec 4, 2005, 1:34:33 PM12/4/05
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> Here is a couple of free utilities:
>
> Ninotech Path Copy
> http://home.worldonline.dk/ninotech/freeutil.htm

This little program is perfect. Thanks!

Brett


David Candy

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Dec 4, 2005, 3:47:41 PM12/4/05
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Install the Windows 95 Send To Power Toys. After installing go to Add/Remove programs in Control Panel and select Send To Extension Power Toys, click Add/Remove and clear the checkboxes for the three mail extensions (98 and later have one built in that does the job of all three). Run the fix below.
 
Type in Start Run
regsvr32 sendmail
 
 
Key Description
File System Objects
Control Copies a file
Shift Moves a file
Control and Shift Creates a shortcut
Send To Powertoys (except Send To Clipboard as Contents)
Control Uses the short file name rather than the long file name
Send To Clipboard as Contents Powertoys
Control Displays a dialog box to select the clipboard data formats
 
 
To copy paths in shortcuts or Favourites use Send To Clipboard As Contents

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Plato

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Dec 4, 2005, 5:39:06 PM12/4/05
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David Candy

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Dec 4, 2005, 5:51:40 PM12/4/05
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The question has nothing to do with bootdisks.

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Bob I

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Dec 5, 2005, 11:23:40 AM12/5/05
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Press Winkey + R to open the Run Box, Then drag and drop the file on it,
the path and filename will appear, now select and copy.

Wesley Vogel

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Dec 8, 2005, 11:35:19 AM12/8/05
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Cool!

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Bob I

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Dec 8, 2005, 2:22:12 PM12/8/05
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Glad you like!

Wesley Vogel wrote:

> Cool!
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