macOS Simple Applescript to get folder names, parent folder paths, and folder paths.

[Koby3663]

Hey I just could not find a simple resource to get these three things out of a folder path. This takes the folder and breaks it down to 3 levels the folder name, folder path, and the parent folder path.

tell application "Finder"
	
	set FolderPath to (choose folder) -- sets file path to folder you select
	set ParentFolder to container of FolderPath -- sets the parent folder of the folder you select
	set Foldername to name of folder FolderPath -- sets the folder name as text
	
	display dialog FolderPath as text
	display dialog ParentFolder as text
	display dialog Foldername as text
	
	
end tell

 

[MediaGeek]

Thanks for this

I know you posted this awhile ago, but thanks for putting it up. It was a simple thing that was hanging me up as well.