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User TEMP folder. Mac & PC

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
August 5, 2019
3 replies
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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

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wibofe5FA9

Participant

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

JJMack

Community Expert

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

JJMack

K

karpiyonAuthor

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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

Community Expert

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...

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.

JJMack

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

I’d need a working code snippet to test.

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