User TEMP folder. Mac & PC

[karpiyon]

Hi,

In my script i write some data to:

File($.getenv("TEMP")

This is working for PC.

Is this the correct variable for user tempo dir on MAC?

Dan

[Stephen Marsh]

I’d need a working code snippet to test.

[JJMack]

Read the JavaScript-Tools-Guide-CC.pdf about the differences between PC and Mac files systems Temp will work on PC I doe not know where users temp file would be on a Mac

[karpiyon]

Then what would you use as a writable temp folder on mac?

os = $.os.toLowerCase().indexOf('mac') >= 0 ? "MAC": "WINDOWS"; 
if(os == "WINDOWS"){
var tmpFile = File($.getenv("TEMP") + "/tmpFile.txt");
}else{
var tmpFile = File(??? + "/tmpFile.txt");
}

[JJMack]

I do not know what convention Apple OS may have for temp space and files. Use google  I see this

Where’s the Temp Folder on Mac OS? How to Find & Open the Mac Temporary Directory

[karpiyon]

Thanks,

i'll use this:

var os = $.os.toLowerCase().indexOf('mac') >= 0 ? "MAC": "WIN"; 
if(os == "WIN"){
    var tmpFile = File($.getenv("TEMP") + "/Tmp.txt");
}else{
    var tmpFile = File("/tmp/Tmp.txt");
}

I just need to test this and for this I need a MAC...

[JJMack]

I believe Mac has an environment variable TMPDIR

Searching here I found this It may just be a something Michael L Haleon Feb 6, 2013 12:51 AM in Get root directory/drive in response to dgolberg used for his personal environment

var Mac = new File("/Users/USERNAME/Dir/tmpDir/file.psd").fsName;
var Win = new File("/C/Documents and Settings/USERNAME/Dir/desktop/file.psd").fsName;
alert(Mac.match(/^[\/\w]?[\/\w\s]*?[:\/]/).toString().replace(/[:\/]/g,''));
alert(Win.match(/^[\/\w]?[\/\w\s]*?[:\/]/).toString().replace(/[:\/]/g,''));

So

if (os == "WIN") var tmpFile = new File( "/~/AppData/Local/Temp/" + filename)

There is Folder class properties

I have used this one Windows. I do not know if Folder.temp is valid on a Mac it may be I have not receive bug reports about my scripts that use it.  However I do not know how download a uset my scripts. I get little feedback here Photoshops forums. I just Hack at scripting.

var batch_file = new File(Folder.temp + "/send_email.bat");

I see Folder.temp used in many places in XTools and no test before its use for Mac or PC. It may be cross platform.

[Chuck Uebele]

JJ, those path locations are old, and will not work with Win 10.

[JJMack]

On Windows

alert(Folder.temp);

resolves to this I have noo Access to a Mac I would like to know what it does on a Mac

I believed this worked on my son's Mac years ago.  He now has a Microsoft Studio 2.

[karpiyon]

I installed a virtual MAC machine to test my scripts and panel on a MAC.

$TMPDIR is a writable temp dir on mac

[Stephen Marsh]

Running the script in ESTK targeting both ESTK and Photoshop, I could not find that path, directory or file (macOS Mojave 10.14.5).

[Chuck Uebele]

Stephen, if you have a MAC, create a smart object, open it then run this code to check the path:

alert(activeDocument.path);

Once you get the path, you should be able to replace the first part of the path with the ~ to direct it to the user's personal folder, where I believe the temp folders are located. Here it is on Win.

[Stephen Marsh]

Thanks Chuck, this is what I get with macOS Mojave 10.14.5:

However I also see:

/private/var/tmp

[Test Screen Name]

Both of these will be temporary folders. Recent versions of Mac OS create a unique folder for unsigned apps, with a copy of the app, including its own private temporary area.  On all Unix based systems, /tmp is a writeable temporary folder, but this is not the one used by Apple's own APIs. Whatever it is, don't expect there to be a temporary folder or an API to locate it...

By the way, Mac does provide a suitable environment variable, because it's POSIX compliant. Please start a command tool and type env to see the environment variables for a normal user.

[Stephen Marsh]

I am new to scripting, so the only cross-platform folder that I know of is:

var saveFolder = "~/Desktop";

[wibofe5FA9]

You can use the following code to get the Platform-Specific path of Default Temporary folder:

var tempFolder = Folder.temp.fsName;
alert(tempFolder); // Check the Path of Folder