ExtendScript not saving PSD to specified path

[TheAzzam]

I have this code:

if (!app.activeDocument.saved) {

    var options = new PhotoshopSaveOptions()

    var path = new File("C:/Maps to upload.psd")

    app.activeDocument.saveAs(path, options)

  }

alert(app.activeDocument.path)

However, it does not save in the specified path, rather it saves in the following directory:

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

@TheAzzam 

I rarely script for solely for Windows OS, most of my work is cross-platform, so I'm not sure if the following will help or not...

var path = new File("\\C\\Maps to upload.psd")

// or

var path = new File("/C/Maps to upload.psd")

Perhaps script writing directly to C:\ is not permitted by Photoshop or scripting?

[jazz-y]

When you use the name path for a variable, you are referencing the read-only property app.path,

 

so:

if (!app.activeDocument.saved) {
    var options = new PhotoshopSaveOptions()
    var pth = new File("c:/Maps to upload.psd")
    app.activeDocument.saveAs(pth, options)
  }

alert(app.activeDocument.path)

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

@jazz-y – good catch!

Thus the preference for variable names such as myPath or thePath or docPath etc to play it safe if one can't remember the reserved names... or even Path as this is case sensitive.

[jazz-y]

That's right, I've fallen for this trap more than once 😉