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Re: getting the user's download folder
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Re: getting the user's download folder


  • Subject: Re: getting the user's download folder
  • From: Richard Morton <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:36:44 +1000

On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 12:11 PM, John Delacour wrote:
Here's another way to do it...

Doesn't crash SE2 & is much faster too...


UsersDownloadFolder()
on UsersDownloadFolder()
do shell script "perl -e '...

This works for me, with the dl folder on another disk, but returns "Disk:Downloads" - i.e. no trailing colon.

I realise it's simple to whack it on, but for interest's sake - is this what you intended, and what change would need to be made to the Perl to add it?

Cheers,

Perl E Gates
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