Group by folder name in sharepoint library

Hi
Is there any way to group the items based on Folder name in sharepoint Document Library.
keerthi

Hi keerthi,
I agree with pkozan. We can use workflow to exact the folder name from an item, and populate it in a custom column. After than, we can group the items by the custom column.
In the workflow, we can set the Item's Path value to the custom column.
But here, I would like to propose another solution. We can use the SharePoint treeview control. With the Treeview control, all folders will be displayed in the tree, then we can display item with a folder by clicking the folder name, without go back to the
page again.
For more detailed on this solution, please see:
http://yetanothersharepointblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/28/adding-a-treeview-to-a-document-library-using-sptreeview-and-sphierarchicaldatasource/
Thanks,
Jinchun Chen
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