Universal name for home folder in Applescript
In an effort to use various scripts on multiple macs, I am trying to find a way in this script that would replace users/**** with whatever would make it universal to all macs or how the script must be changed.
I assume it would work on Golden Gate as well ….though assumptions are dangerous 😀
tell application "Finder"
open POSIX file "/Users/****/Desktop/ICONS"
end tell
Thanks
iMac (2017 – 2020)
Other variations:
use scripting additions
property USER : short user name of (system info)
tell application "Finder" to open ((path to desktop) & "SVG:") as text
set afolder to "/Users/" & USER & "/Desktop/PDF"
tell application "Finder" to open folder (POSIX file afolder as alias)
tell application "Finder" to open folder ((path to home folder as text) & "Library:") as alias
Other variations:
use scripting additions
property USER : short user name of (system info)
tell application "Finder" to open ((path to desktop) & "SVG:") as text
set afolder to "/Users/" & USER & "/Desktop/PDF"
tell application "Finder" to open folder (POSIX file afolder as alias)
tell application "Finder" to open folder ((path to home folder as text) & "Library:") as alias
Use:
tell application "Finder"
open file "ICONS"
end tell
If you need a full path for items not on the desktop, use 'home' to refer to it.
If you need an UNIX-style path, use ~ instead of /Users/username.
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Hi,
This doesn't seem to work:
tell application "Finder"
open file "ICONS"
end tell
Don't I need to substitute either the Users/**** with something to make it generic to all macs or rework the script?
Replacing Users/**** with ~ or home doesn't work either
tell application "Finder"
open POSIX file "/Users/****/Desktop/ICONS"
end tell
Think I got it:
tell application "System Events"
set targetFolder to folder "~/DESKTOP/ICONS"
tell application "Finder" to open targetFolder
end tell
How to make home folder path universal in AppleScript?
