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Inspiring
May 30, 2018
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Geting .ink reference path

  • May 30, 2018
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Hi,

i create shortcut to local server path: "/c/server.ink" referring to  "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/server/"

How to use it in javascript to get path to folder in server "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/server/folder/"?

i tried

Folder("/c/server/folder/").openDlg ("")

but photoshop was showing open dialog with active  "/c/" path.

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Correct answer SuperMerlin

Is this what you are after?

var lnk = File("/c/server.ink");

if(lnk.alias) alert(lnk.resolve());

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SuperMerlin
SuperMerlinCorrect answer
Inspiring
May 30, 2018

Is this what you are after?

var lnk = File("/c/server.ink");

if(lnk.alias) alert(lnk.resolve());

Inspiring
May 30, 2018

Thanks, now it works.

Legend
May 30, 2018

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mklink /D "c:\server"  "\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\server"

Inspiring
May 30, 2018

Thx for answer, but i already have correct .lnk file. I dont know how tu combine it in javascript to get path to folder on this linked server.

i tried use "/c/server/" + "FolderOnServerName/file.tif" to get "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/server/FolderOnServerName/file.tif" path but it dont work

Sry for english.