Why file.modified failed to get file modified date （jsx）

[Dodo Bird]

In JSX script, I can use file.modified gets the modified date of the file, but displays null on MacOS

[Dodo Bird]

my jsx like this:

#target "illustrator"
#targetengine "main"

var myFolder = File("~/Desktop");
var myFiles = new File(myFolder.getFiles("test.ai"));
var myFileDate = myFiles.modified;
alert(myFileDate);

[renél80416020]

Bonjour,

Le chemin est bien /Users/Desktop  ?

var myFolder = "~/Desktop";
var myFiles = new File(myFolder+"/test.ai");
alert(myFiles.exists)
var myFileDate = myFiles.modified;
alert(myFileDate);
var myFileDate = myFiles.created;
alert(myFileDate);

[femkeblanco]

It works for me (Windows).  If you're getting "null", then the file is not being accessed.  Try the full path?

[Dodo Bird]

It works in Windows，but getting "null" in macos

[renél80416020]

[Ouell]

I too am getting this issue, after trying a lot of things and trying to get an answer through searching online, I have arrived here.

I have code that works for InDesign but errors with Illustrator for getting a modified date for a file

Full File Path obscured, but catch never fires off anyways as the $.fileName returns correctly

try{
   var CurrentScript = File($.fileName)
} catch (err) {
   var CurrentScript = File("/Users/Folders.../ScriptName.jsx")
}
alert(CurrentScript.exists + "\n" + CurrentScript.modified)

Here are the results to the alert. indesign sees the file and returns the modification date.

Illustrator sees the file but returns null for some reason. Anyone have any insight into this?

[jduncan]

Pretty sure the .modified() method is just broken on the Mac for whatever reason. We discussed it here as well.