G'day rjohn1,

I think the easiest option is to use -browsecmd instead of -command. Here's an example: 

#!/usr/bin/env perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Tk;
use Tk::HList;

my $mw = MainWindow->new();

my $action_F = $mw->Frame()->pack(-side => 'bottom');
$action_F->Button(-text => 'Exit', -command => sub { exit })->pack;

my $app_F = $mw->Frame()->pack(-side => 'top');

my $label_text = '';
my $label = $app_F->Label(-textvariable => \$label_text);
$label->pack(-side => 'top', -fill => 'x');

my $hlist = $app_F->HList(
    -itemtype => 'text',
    -selectmode => 'single',
    -browsecmd => sub { $label_text = shift },
);

my @items = qw{one two three one.apple two.grapes three.apple};

$hlist->add($_, -text => uc((split /[.]/)[-1])) for @items;

$hlist->pack(-side => 'top', -fill => 'both');

MainLoop;

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The first argument to the -browsecmd callback will be the path: you can capture that and process it however you want. In this example, it's just displayed in the Tk::Label.

-- Ken

In reply to Re: How to bind single click to get an path of an entry in Tk::HList by kcott
in thread How to bind single click to get an path of an entry in Tk::HList by rjohn1

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