Trouble file StringProperty subtype FILE_PATH

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I have a StringProperty(subtype="FILE_PATH) and I am trying to make it so the user selects a folder and then a file is saved out to the location, but the filepath comes out looking really funky.

The folder selected is D:\Pictures, what the StringProperty shows is //..\..\. What is going on here?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 25 '15 at 15:07

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// indicates a relative path in Blender.

Make sure you untick Relative Path in the Accept panel of the file browser to make it an absolute path.

Or you can convert a relative path to a absolute path using the built in method bpy.path.abspath(path)

edited Jan 25 '15 at 15:07

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answered Jan 15 '15 at 21:53

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is there a way to make it an absolute path automatically? – BlendingJake Jan 15 '15 at 21:57
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You can globally disable relative paths: User Preferences > File > Relative Paths, it's the first checkbox below the label Save & Load. – CodeManX Jan 15 '15 at 22:43

Trouble file StringProperty subtype FILE_PATH

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