a W7 file explorer GUI question

[Al Dykes]

After pointing to a specific file in File Explorer, what is the
easiest way to get the file name and filesystem path into a text
string that could, for instance be pasted into an email msg?

 

[Char Jackson]

After pointing to a specific file in File Explorer, what is the
easiest way to get the file name and filesystem path into a text
string that could, for instance be pasted into an email msg?

Manually? I suppose you can take the path from Explorer's Address Bar
and then just tack the filename onto the end of it.

 

[Dave-UK]

After pointing to a specific file in File Explorer, what is the
easiest way to get the file name and filesystem path into a text
string that could, for instance be pasted into an email msg?

In Windows Explorer press the shift key and right-click the file
and select ' Copy as path'.
Then you can paste into a document etc.

 

[johnbee]

In Windows Explorer press the shift key and right-click the file
and select ' Copy as path'. Then you can paste into a document etc.

Flipping heck! That is a clever trick I have not seen before.

 

[Dave-UK]

Flipping heck! That is a clever trick I have not seen before.

Also shift-right-click on a file and notice the 'Send to' has more targets.

 

[Al Dykes]

In Windows Explorer press the shift key and right-click the file
and select ' Copy as path'.
Then you can paste into a document etc.

Thanks

 

[Stan Brown]

In Windows Explorer press the shift key and right-click the file
and select ' Copy as path'.
Then you can paste into a document etc.

It's nice that we have these extra capabilities, but I'm not
enchanted with the idea of two separate right-click menus. I suppose
I could use Autohotkey to change right-click into shift-right-click.

 

[Dave-UK]

It's nice that we have these extra capabilities, but I'm not
enchanted with the idea of two separate right-click menus. I suppose
I could use Autohotkey to change right-click into shift-right-click.

I suppose it depends on how often you need to use the added functions. I had a
quick look with AutoHotkey and it seems a bit of an overkill!
But if you are used to programming AutoHotkey it's probably easy enough to do.

 

[croy]

After pointing to a specific file in File Explorer, what is the
easiest way to get the file name and filesystem path into a text
string that could, for instance be pasted into an email msg?

There is, err... at least there WAS, Ninotech's PathCopy.

I'm not able to find the Ninotech page any more, but it
looks like many glomers are offering it up.

 

[Musawwir Spiegel]

Thank you Dave-UK for your posting. I had posted the same question
today, not having recognized that Al Dykes question addressed the same
matter.

Before I had posted my question, I had searched in vain the book
"Windows 7 - the missing manual" and had done a Google search, all in
vain.

This newsgroup is a god-send.

Con Muchas Gracias,

Musawwir