learning scripting with javascript create file

Question

I'm learning scripting in photoshop and using the scripting guide from 2020. The new File javascript doesn't create the file, and the script fails. Could it be that this is no longer supported? Is there other way to create a file?I will try to test on a windows machine o see if there is any difference. var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;

filePath = "/Users/$USERNAME/Desktop/myfile1.pdf"
var fileRef = new File(filePath);

var pdfOpenOptions =  new PDFOpenOptions
pdfOpenOptions.antiAlias = true
pdfOpenOptions.mode = OpenDocumentMode.RGB
pdfOpenOptions.resolution = 72
pdfOpenOptions.page = 3

app.open( fileRef, pdfOpenOptions )
app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits​

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

I think that there's a misunderstanding in your expectations. That's the correct and expected result of the test. False is the result if there is no file at the path of the file object. The new File() is a programming object used to work with a literal file, not a method to create a literal file. To create a literal file, you would need to create a new document and save it using the appropriate file format save options.

Stephen Marsh · Answer

Try changing this: filePath = "/Users/$USERNAME/Desktop/myfile1.pdf"var fileRef = new File(filePath); To this: filePath = "~/Desktop/myfile1.pdf";var fileRef = new File(filePath);alert(fileRef.exists); What is the result of the alert? https://theiviaxx.github.io/photoshop-docs/Core/File.html

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