Getting correct path string for external disk

Question

I am using ExtendScript as part of a cross-platform application such as Tauri or Electron. It is necessary to generate a POSIX path string from the File object so that it can be handled by that process.
 
ExtendScript's File.fullName can be handled normally on the local disk. However, on an external disk, it is different from the format required by the cross-platform application.

Expected Value

Actual Value

macOS

/Volumes/volume_name/path/to/file.ext

/volume_name/path/to/file.ext

Windows

D:/path/to/file.ext

/d/path/to/file.ext

Is there any way to get the path string indicated by Expected Value other than doing text replacement on my own?

jduncan · Accepted Answer

`File.fsName` works for me on a Mac.absoluteURI: /G-DRIVE/test/asu.jpgfsName: /Volumes/G-DRIVE/test/asu.jpgfullName: /G-DRIVE/test/asu.jpg

	Expected Value	Actual Value
macOS	/Volumes/volume_name/path/to/file.ext	/volume_name/path/to/file.ext
Windows	D:/path/to/file.ext	/d/path/to/file.ext

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