hm_ce_getvalidabsolutepath

Returns a valid absolute path from a relative path.

Syntax

hm_ce_getvalidabsolutepath relative_path

HyperMesh Tcl Query

Returns a valid absolute path from a relative path. Returns an empty string if the relative path could not be converted into a valid absolute path.

relative_path: The relative path of the file/folder. Supported relative path tags:; [ALTAIR_HOME] – Current installation base directory.; [CURRENTWORKINGDIR] – Current working directory.; [EXECUTABLEDIR] – Full directory path of the application’s executable.; [hm_scripts_dir] – HM scripts directory.; [HW_CONFIG_PATH] – Paths in HW_CONFIG_PATH environment variable.; [USER_HOME] – User home directory.

To get the absolute path for the user home relative path:

hm_ce_getvalidabsolutepath {[USER_HOME]/Some_Folder/Some_File.txt}
Returns: {C:/Users/username/Some_Folder/Some_File.txt}

Incorrect usage results in a Tcl error. To detect errors, you can use the catch command:

if { [ catch {command_name...} ] } {
   # Handle error
}

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