how to adress a users folder on Mac OSX

[Ken Ray]

On Jan 18, 2007, at 11:21 AM, Devin Asay wrote:

>
> On Jan 18, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Ken Ray wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Devin Asay wrote:
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>>>
>>> On Jan 18, 2007, at 9:00 AM, Phil Davis wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>
>>>> Here's one way:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- button script
>>>> on mouseUp
>>>>   put ($HOME & "/Library") into tTargetFolder
>>>>   set the defaultFolder to tTargetFolder
>>>>   put the files into fld 1
>>>> end mouseUp
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "$HOME" is an environment variable - always there, no need to  
>>>> define it.
>>>
>>> Here's another approach:
>>>
>>> put put specialFolderPath("cusr")  & "/Library" into tTargetFolder
>>> set the defaultFolder to tTargetFolder
>>> put the files into fld "LibContents"
>>
>> Also, for a quick lookup of specialFolderPath codes, see my tip on  
>> the subject:
>>
>>   http://www.sonsothunder.com/devres/revolution/tips/file010.htm
>
> A perusal of Apple's complete list of folder constants at  <http:// 
> developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Reference/Folder_Manager/ 
> Reference/reference.html#//apple_ref/c/tdef/FolderType> (the URL  
> cited in the specialFolderPath Rev dictionary entry) shows that  
> Apple may have added a few since you put your reference together, Ken.

Sweet! Thanks, Devin... I'll update the tip page...


Ken Ray
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