Get basename of a File Picker variable

[chadv]

Hi,

 

I have a workflow with a File Picker variable in the Configuration Builder. I want to use the basename of this file in the Placeholder Title of a Script Filter. For example, if I choose "~/Documents/abc.txt" in the workflow configuration, I'd like the placeholder to say "Search abc.txt". Can it be done with a single user-configurable variable?

 

Thanks,

Chad

[Stephen_C]

You can use the Automation Task Get Path Basename.

 

Stephen

[chadv]

Thanks, @Stephen_C. I saw that node, but how would I wire it into the Placeholder Title of a Script Filter that is triggered by a keyword?

[Stephen_C]

Can you not, near the start of the workflow, extract it using the Automation Task and then set it as a variable which is then displayed as you wish in the script filter? (Sorry to sound a little clueless but to say I'm not very good with script filters is something of an understatement!)

 

Stephen

[chadv]

Thanks again. I tried: Get Path Basename > Arg and Vars  > Script Filter, but when I trigger the Script Filter, the upstream nodes don't run, and so the new variable does not seem to be available.

[vitor]

Objects run in order from their connections, from left to right. You need a trigger at the start.

[chadv]

Thanks, @vitor. That's what I figured. It's sounding like my idea is not currently possible.