Win7 corrupted user profile and ExtendScript

[Chuck Uebele]

One of our photographers had her Win7 profile corrupted.  IT came by and restored her profile, and everything seemed to be working fine except that now a script that I wrote that saves an XML preference file a subfolder in her my documents folder can't be recognized.  In fact I can't get ExtendScript to create a file in any directory below the my documents folder, and it will return false if I check that a file exists - even one that does exists.  I've tried both the "~" to get to the directory and hardcoding the path.  Nothing works.  Has anyone run across this?  She can save her normal PS preferences, write files to those folders, etc; but Extendscript just can't see them.

[Paul Riggott]

Maybe a permissions problem, have you tried running ESTK as Administrator then try and write a file.

[Chuck Uebele]

Paul, she has admin rights to the computer, but not the Adminster account.  Might have to get IT do to that.

[Paul Riggott]

She should be able to right click on the ESTK (shortcut/program) and select Run as Administrator.

[Chuck Uebele]

I'll have her try that, Paul.

[Chuck Uebele]

I had her try signing on as Admin, but that didn't work. 

[Tom Ruark]

Did you create the folder first?

var fo = Folder( Folder.myDocuments + '/Some/Other/');

fo.create();

[Chuck Uebele]

Yes, I tried creating a folder with the create() function, then I did a search on the computer to see if it was saved in some odd place.  It wasn't found.

[Muppet Mark]

It sounds like a permissions issue… although I don't use windows… I would however use the folder objects static properties ( > CS4 ) for a flexible path as in…

var f = File( Folder.myDocuments + '/Some/Other/File.xml' );

[Chuck Uebele]

I did try writing a static path, but it would not work.  It would only recognize the folder "My Documents" and then nothing below that.

I also had her reinstall PS, and that didn't work.