Convert a file name to an absolute path Converts a file name or path to an absolute path. If the file is not found, the symbol notfound is output. Cycling '74 Max Files (symbol) file path TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE (symbol) resolved path TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Convert a file to an absolute path A file name or path as a symbol. Input pathnames can contain slashes, colons, or backslashes as separators. Designate the recognized file types The types message followed by a list of four-letter filetype codes will designate the types of files which absolutepath can recognize. Converts a file name or path to an absolute path. If the file is not found, the symbol notfound is output.

In addition to the standard Max path syntax (Drive:/path/to/file), absolutepath supports the following additional path prefixes:

• ~:- path relative to the user's home folder
• C74:- path relative to the Cycling '74 resources folder (on macOS, this is inside the application bundle Max.app/Contents/Resources/C74/; on Windows, this is the resources folder next to the Max.exe executable
• Usermax:- path relative to the Max 8 folder in the user's Documents folder
• Desktop:- path relative to the user's Desktop folder
• ~Tempfolder:- path relative to Max's temp folder (this folder will be automatically emptied when Max quits)
• Package:/<package-name>/- path relative to the package specified in package-name
• Project:- path relative to the project (if any) containing the absolutepath object

If the incoming file name or path is found, the output is an absolute path. The output pathnames contain slash separators.

Absolute pathnames look like this:

"C:/Max Folder/extras/mystuff/mypatch.pat"