Locate the desktop on Mac Classic?

Thierry Arbellot thierry.arbellot at wanadoo.fr
Wed Mar 10 05:10:40 EST 2004


Hello,

Try the volumes functions.
I think the first line is the startup disk.

Hope it helps.

Thierry.

On Wednesday, Mar 10, 2004, at 11:02 Europe/Paris, Signe Marie Sanne 
wrote:

> Hello,
> I run an application from a CD-ROM. The students can use a note book, 
> and their file shall end up either on the desktop or in a folder on 
> the desktop on Mac.
>
> On my own Mac the harddisk is named "/signes/" whereas the first 
> component may vary on other people's computers:"Harddisk", "Mac HD" 
> etc.
> How can I identify its name from the CD-ROM in order to write the 
> notes' file to the harddisk?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Signe Marie Sanne
>
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