Can you get a user defined file path from in a menu?

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1

I noticed when using the subtype of either ‘FILE_PATH’ or ‘DIR_PATH’ when creating a string property to retain a user defined file path for saving the render output location, that this doesn’t work when placed in a menu only when in a panel or header or something. The folder icon appears but you can not click on it. Is it possible to get a user file path from within a menu?

2

You could try to invoke a file select modal operator via menu, not sure if this works for directories only too…

import bpy


class SimpleOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
    """Tooltip"""
    bl_idname = "object.simple_operator"
    bl_label = "Simple Object Operator"

    filepath = bpy.props.StringProperty()
    filename = bpy.props.StringProperty()
    directory = bpy.props.StringProperty()
    files = bpy.props.CollectionProperty(type=bpy.types.PropertyGroup)

    def invoke(self, context, event):
        context.window_manager.fileselect_add(self)
        return {'RUNNING_MODAL'}
    
    def execute(self, context):
        s = "filepath = %s
filename = %s
directory = %s
---------------
files =
%s" % (
            self.filepath,
            self.filename,
            self.directory,
            ",
".join(f.name for f in self.files)
        )
        self.report({'ERROR'}, s)
        return {'FINISHED'}


def register():
    bpy.utils.register_class(SimpleOperator)


def unregister():
    bpy.utils.unregister_class(SimpleOperator)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    register()

    bpy.ops.object.simple_operator('INVOKE_DEFAULT')
3

Indeed. Many thanks.