$.getenv('Path')

@SuperMerlin I didn't read all documention so I didn't know this method. It works well. I can use it instead of getenv('Path'), however I still hope someone find some workaround for the problem I met. Yes app.path does nothing in Bridge (I don't know what happened meantime I thought it doesn't, so if not method you prosopsed I really had problem with some of my scripts other users in my work use...

I wrote my 'question' in notapad then pasted during creating new topic with intention to edit it in some parts as it copied some unexpected spaces between next paragraphs and generally was too long. Unfortunately I found out I can't edit (even unanswered) new topics created myself like that's possible with answers to someone topic/post. I can't understand what is this limitation for? Anyway if I couldn't edit it then I wanted to completely remove my new topic to create it again with corrected content. Well there's no option also for that! So I left ugly looking original topic! It seems only I can do is to create another theard with the same corrected content. So there would be 2 similar topics. What if I find another thing to correct before someone answer? I have to create another topic? It's stupid, but I guess moderators delete those older versions, however that isn't fun, so better if not let users for editing their new created topics then at least give chance to remove them. Is there such option to enable by administrator/moderator in Jive forums or we have to live with this nonsene?

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r-bin you don't need to have bridge. It's sufficient you have Photoshop and ExtendScript toolkit. Just do the following:

1) Open Photoshop from system, then ESTK from system too (or in other order).

2) try this code in ESTK:

$.getenv('Path')

First path will be: C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath

3) now thry this code:

#target photoshop
$.getenv('Path')

It's again correct, so first path will be: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\

you can save code from item 3 as script and run from photoshop, it'll give expected result (photoshop path)

4) to display correct path of ESTK calling it from Photoshop it's not so obvious. You can't just use following code ran in Photoshop:

#target estoolkit
alert($.getenv('Path'))

as it displays you Photoshop path in Photoshop (for some reason it doesn't take you to ESTK, and also doesn't open it when it's not launched)

You have to use this code:

BT = '(function BT(v1, v2) {bt = new BridgeTalk(), bt.target = v1, \
bt.body = v2, bt.onResult = function(v) {return res = v.body} bt.send(2)})'
function ge() {alert($.getenv('Path'))}
eval(BT + "('estoolkit', '(' + " + ge.toString() + " + ')()')")

so Bridge Talk, which let you for communication between Adobe applications

(still you don't have to have Bridge to use it as 'BridgeTalk' isn't the same what 'Bridge')

Anyway, when you save above code as script and run from photoshop it show you that 'specific' ESKT path in this case

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Now do it the way one application launches second:

1) Open Photoshop from system and run a script with code you used last time (from Photoshop as well), so:

BT = '(function BT(v1, v2) {bt = new BridgeTalk(), bt.target = v1, \
bt.body = v2, bt.onResult = function(v) {return res = v.body} bt.send(2)})'
function ge() {alert($.getenv('Path'))}
eval(BT + "('estoolkit', '(' + " + ge.toString() + " + ')()')")

it won't display C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath in first line of array-like message, but Photoshop path

2) Now close both programs and try it that you open first ESTK and then following code you run as script from system or paste to ESTK editor and play:

#target photoshop
BT = '(function BT(v1, v2) {bt = new BridgeTalk(), bt.target = v1, \
bt.body = v2, bt.onResult = function(v) {return res = v.body} bt.send(2)})'
function ge() {alert($.getenv('Path'))}
eval(BT + "('photoshop', '(' + " + ge.toString() + " + ')()')")

(#target photoshop in first line is needed only when you execute script from system)

however in this case you could use (alerted if ran from system or with/out when from ESTK) simple:

#target photoshop
alert($.getenv('Path'))

it won't display Photoshop path in first line of array-like message, but C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath

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well I hope now you understand and give me solution for this problem