Localize Adobe Default Folder names

[_Andrew-Hall_]

Is there a built-in way to script for variations in folder name according to the Adobe app language. For example, the folders 'Presets' and 'Scripts' in Photoshop have (I believe) different names in different language releases of Photoshop. Is there a built in method for dealing with this (ie that will convert an English string to a German string etc). I had a look at the localize function and it seems to me that you have to supply the string yourself, but perhaps I am not grasping it correctly.

Andrew

[_Andrew-Hall_]

I know the subject might appear wrong-forumish but with Bridge becoming the control centre for CS2 these problems are increasingly going to present as Bridge problems.

Anyway, what I am going to do is have my scripts test for the presence of the English language folder, and then, when it is absent - and it is critical, prompt users for folder names.

Andrew

[Tom Ruark]

var strPresets = localize ("$$$/ApplicationPresetsFolder/Presets=Presets");
var strScripts = localize ("$$$/PSBI/Automate/ImageProcessor/Photoshop/Scripts=Scripts");

[_Andrew-Hall_]

Tom

Thanks so much for that - it could go quite a way to being able to extend my scripts to other language users of PS. It's a bit difficult for me to test since I am on an English version of CS2. Do I understand right that the following in Photoshop will give me the default scripts folder regardless of installation language (using your variables above):

var scriptfolder = Folder(app.path+ '/' + strPresets + '/' + strScripts);

And would this work in CS (since I try to make scripts CS compatible).

Andrew

[Tom Ruark]

For CS2 yes. I'm not sure about CS. I doubt it.