# Print Samplepath **URL:** \ **Category:** \[P\] Patreon Support\ **Created:** [December 12, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518 "2017-12-12T16:55:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/1 "2017-12-12T16:55:27Z")
Hi, while i play a sample with sample [“path”,“partOfFile”,“OtherPart”] the terminal show things like: sample “/path/”, “file.wav”, {pan: 1, lpf: 100, hpf: 70, start: 0.2, amp: 0, pamp: 0.2, pamp\_slide: 3} Is it possible to get the filename and path, to write it to a file? something like log = "/path/logfile.log" log.puts samplepath [“path”,“partOfFile”,“OtherPart”] log.puts samplename [“path”,“partOfFile”,“OtherPart”] Thank you ---
**Author:** ![d00d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/d00d/32/35_2.png) [@d00d](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/d00d)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/2 "2017-12-13T04:39:46Z")
sample\_paths might provide the path details you’re looking for, and you can use Ruby’s file I/O to write the file – parse the parts you’re interested in from sample\_paths YOUR\_SAMPLE into path\_stuff in the sample code below… ``` path_stuff = (sample_paths YOUR_SAMPLE)[0] log = "/path/logfile.log" x = File.open(log, "w") x.puts path_stuff x.close ``` hth, d00d ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/3 "2017-12-13T17:43:11Z")
Thank you! With this, it is possible to print out the complete filepath. Is it even possible to only print the filename? like “sound.wav”? And a second question. (Sorry, but i am not so firm with Ruby and the Stringmanipulationthings…) Is it possible to sorround the filepath with other text? like “The file sound.wav was played at time: 2:32, with amp 2 and a panning of -0.3” Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![d00d](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/d00d/32/35_2.png) [@d00d](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/d00d)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/4 "2017-12-13T20:56:41Z")
sure, parsing strings works like this: ``` puts (sample_paths :ambi_choir)[0].split("/")[-1] # unqualified filename ``` you can generate sentence-like text strings by concatenating the bits together: ``` o = " orange" puts "apple " + 36.to_s + o ``` perhaps sample\_info provides some interesting sample details as well ---
**Author:** ![samaaron](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/samaaron/32/7_2.png) [@samaaron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/samaaron)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/5 "2017-12-14T15:06:19Z")
Hi there, simply use `sample_info` to get access to information about your sample 🙂 ```ruby s = sample_info :ambi_choir puts s.path ``` ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/6 "2017-12-20T17:52:07Z")
Thank you very much! Works great ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/7 "2017-12-22T14:47:39Z")
Sorry for my questions. But … is there a way to print out the time? When i play a sample the console puts out a {run: 1, time:1.234} Can i access this time value? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/martin/32/157_2.png) [@Martin](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Martin)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/8 "2017-12-22T15:03:34Z")
Yes, have a look at the lang documentation and the function: `sample_duration`. ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/9 "2017-12-22T15:05:59Z")
sample\_duration only gives me the duration of the current sample. I want the complete past time… or i had to make an addition of all sleeps before the point i want to know the time… ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/10 "2017-12-22T15:10:14Z")
Ah, i found: puts rt(beat) Seams to work. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/11 "2017-12-22T15:11:13Z")
sorry…no…does not do it right… ---
**Author:** ![Martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/martin/32/157_2.png) [@Martin](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Martin)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/12 "2017-12-22T15:13:16Z")
Oh, sorry. Well, yes, you probably will have to add up all your `sleep`s. At least I don’t know of any function in the core. ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/13 "2017-12-22T15:13:53Z")
ok. thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![synchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@synchron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/synchron)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 3:23pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/14 "2017-12-22T15:23:39Z")
Found a way, even if its not very stable. At the beginning i set t = Time.now and in the moment is use it i do puts (Time.now - t) But this gives slightly different values each time. But i can live with it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![samaaron](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/in-thread.sonic-pi.net/samaaron/32/7_2.png) [@samaaron](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/samaaron)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/print-samplepath/518/15 "2017-12-24T08:57:26Z")
See the fn `vt` - perhaps that’s what you’re looking for?