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FsGetFullPath

This function returns the full path of a file or folder when passed a relative path to a file or folder

Syntax

FsGetFullPath([Path])

Where:

Path is the part path to a folder or file.

Prefixes can also be used to reference specific folders in DriveWorks

Please see Prefixes for more information.

Examples

Rule

Meaning
FsGetFullPath("Documents\Quotations") This will return the full file path C:\DriveWorks\Projects\Documents\Quotations IF the project folder is C:\DriveWorks\Projects AND the rule is being viewed inside a project (ie not in a specification)
FsGetFullPath("Documents\Quotations\Myquote.xlsx") This will return the full file path C:\DriveWorks\Projects\Documents\Quotations\Myquote.xlsx IF the project folder is C:\DriveWorks\Projects AND the rule is being viewed inside a project (ie not in a specification)
FsGetFullPath("Documents\Quotations") This will return the full file path C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999\Documents\Quotations IF the specification folder is C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999 AND the rule is being viewed inside a specification (ie not when editing the project)
FsGetFullPath("Documents\Quotations\Myquote.xlsx") This will return the full file path C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999\Documents\Quotations\Myquote.xlsx IF the specification folder is C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999 AND the rule is being viewed inside a specification (ie not when editing the project)
FsGetFullPath("<Specification>\Documents\Quotations") This will return the full file path C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999\Documents\Quotations IF the specification folder is C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999 AND the rule is being viewed inside a specification OR when editing the project
FsGetFullPath("<Specification>\Documents\Quotations\Myquote.xlsx") This will return the full file path C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999\Documents\Quotations\Myquote.xlsx IF the specification folder is C:\DriveWorks\Specifications\Specification999 AND the rule is being viewed inside a specification OR when editing the project