JS: Open App Data Folder?

[Jongware]

Would this script work for any possible combination of InDesign, platform, and OS version? On my Windows 7 (CS4) I get to see the folder for my own app data, as intended.

Folder(Folder.userData+"/Adobe/InDesign/Version "+app.version.match(/^\d+\.\d+/)+"/"+$.locale).execute();

[Harbs.]

Nope. That folder does not exist on Mac.

What exactly are you trying to do?

[Jongware]

Harbs. wrote:

Nope. That folder does not exist on Mac.

Ah--one of the "incompatible" differences then.

What exactly are you trying to do?

I wuz hoping for a little script to simply show users where their local settings were stored No such thing possible, alas.

[Harbs.]

But this should do it:

if(File.fs == "Macintosh"){

    File(Folder.userData.parent+"/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version "+app.version.match(/^\d+\.\d+/)+"/"+$.locale).execute();

} else {

    Folder(Folder.userData+"/Adobe/InDesign/Version "+app.version.match(/^\d+\.\d+/)+"/"+$.locale).execute();

}

[Harbs.]

Although I like this construct a little better...

if(File.fs == "Macintosh"){

    File(Folder.userData.parent+"/Preferences/Adobe InDesign/Version "+parseFloat(app.version)+"/"+$.locale).execute();

} else {

    Folder(Folder.userData+"/Adobe/InDesign/Version "+parseFloat(app.version)+"/"+$.locale).execute();

}

[Jongware]

userData.parent -- not @ my Mac, what does that point to? Is that simply ~/Library ?

.. Also, is this a useful script?

[Dave_Saunders]

Can't you simply use:

File(Folder.appData).execute();

Dave

[Jongware]

Hi Dave! (Long time no see, happy to have you back!)

This yields C:\ProgramData on my system, not that useful. Browsing down and choosing intelligently, I can find an ID "Scripting Support" folder, but that's about it.

[Harbs.]

Yeah. ~/Library is probably a better way to write it...

[Muppet Mark]

Is it not now hidden anyhows? I only have snow leopard…

[Jongware]

Muppet Mark wrote:

Is it not now hidden anyhows? I only have snow leopard…

Not on my system it is!

Do yourself a favour and stick to SL as long as you possibly can (All my favourite games turned out to be PowerPC-only!)

[Muppet Mark]

I thought user library was hidden from Lion… As for OS's only move from last dot to last dot… Unless they put me old mate oscar back in the trash…

Have you noticed that ~/Advanced Editor is now hidden unless you go back and edit afterwards… Hiding stuff of use must be the new thing…

[Harbs.]

You don't see the Library folder by default, but you can open it using other methods.

Harbs