how to adress a users folder on Mac OSX

[Ken Ray]

On Jan 18, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Devin Asay wrote:

>
> 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



Ken Ray
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