ExtendScript: how to find user's home directory

Question

I am new to Adobe ExtendScript, I would like to know how I can replace the tilde (~) with the absolute path of user's home directory?

In my script, I need to find the absolute path of the script itself. To do this, I use: var scriptPath = File($.fileName).path

But this gives me a tilde for the first part which is not recognized by the FrameMaker as user's home directory; therefore, I cannot use it to pinpoint where my files are located.

Ian Proudfoot · Accepted Answer

This is how I would find the path:var scriptPath = Folder(File($.fileName).path).fsName;

Ian Proudfoot · Answer

The quick way to get the full path from an ExtendScript file object (in a way that FrameMaker can digest) is as follows:

var scriptPath = File($.fileName).fsName;

fsName provides the platform-specific full path name for the referenced file.

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