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Universal or general path to desktop?


  • Subject: Universal or general path to desktop?
  • From: MR <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 17:57:30 -0800

I need to make the following line, within an Applescript within a Filemaker script, able to work on any desktop within the office, whether running OSX or OS9.2:

set sourceFolder to "MacintoshHD:Users:username:desktop:fileondesktop:"

The above is specific to OSX on one desktop and I need it to work on one of several different desktops.

If Applescript can't handle this is there a status function that can determine whose desktop it is working on? And if so, what is the result that I can use within a loop to direct it to a script specific to that desktop?

Mike
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