I want to have an action export to a location under Windows and Mac -questions

[mangurian]

1. Is there a common location that exists on both Mac and Windows?  For example "C:"

2. Does the Mac version of PS have Export > Legacy to export gif files?

3. Is there a way, withinf an action to detect if it is running on a Mac or Windows?

If not, I guess I will have to get a Mac user to modify my action which is written on a Windows machine.

Thanks,

[c.pfaffenbichler]

1) I think the desktop works for both OS, »C:« is not meaningful on Mac. 

2) Do you mean »Save for Web (Legacy)«? That exists. 

3) That would probably need a Script, not an Action. 

[mangurian]

" Do you mean »Save for Web (Legacy)«? That exists. "

thank you,

[c.pfaffenbichler]

ad 3) This JavaScript snippet should detemine whether the OS is Windows or Mac and you could for example add operations in the Script itself or have it run different Actions. 

if ($.os.search(/windows/i) != -1) {alert ("windows")}
else {alert ("mac")};

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

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@mangurian wrote:

1. Is there a common location that exists on both Mac and Windows?  For example "C:"

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Not with an action. A script can do so. Dealing with absolute file system paths is problematic for actions*.

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2. Does the Mac version of PS have Export > Legacy to export gif files?

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Both Mac and Win actions support File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy). Export As and Quick Export are not yet available for actions or scripting. Again, dealing with absolute file system paths is problematic for actons*.

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3. Is there a way, withinf an action to detect if it is running on a Mac or Windows?

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Not that I am aware of, a script can do so through.

*Notice the save step in the recorded action screenshot below. If a file system path can't be resolved (drive not available, different operating system etc) then the path is lost in the action.

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If not, I guess I will have to get a Mac user to modify my action which is written on a Windows machine.

Thanks,

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That would be the easiest thing to do to keep the action self contained.

Although one can record scripts into an action to handle steps that can't be accomplished by an action, the script/s need to be installed on each computer as well. This is easy enough to do and not a big chore, however, it means that the action is no longer self-contained and has a dependency to another file/s. The alternative would be to write a script to perform the same steps as the action so that only a single script would be required.