How to read the operating system with a javascript

[AltaRD]

Hi,

I would need to change in After Effects the path to the output directory depending on the operating system. If the script will run on a MAC the path will be different than the path on a PC.

Is there a way to read in the javascript which operation system I am on?

Cheers!

[Mathias Moehl · Accepted solution]

function isWindows(){

return $.os.indexOf("Windows") != -1;

}

/* \brief returns true if we are on a Mac system */

function isMacOS(){

return !isWindows();

}

[AltaRD · Accepted solution]

That's very cool!

Thank you very much Mathias!

I also wanted to share how I was able to use it in my script.

//alert($.os);
if($.os.indexOf("Windows") > -1){
    var strOS = "Windows";
}else if($.os.indexOf("Macintosh") > -1){
    var strOS = "Mac";
}
alert(strOS);

A.