Re: Path to the user's Library folder: bug or a scripter error?
Re: Path to the user's Library folder: bug or a scripter error?
- Subject: Re: Path to the user's Library folder: bug or a scripter error?
- From: Mike Kobb <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:51:39 -0800
Apologies for my sloppy copy and paste.
The second script was supposed to read:
tell application "System Events"
path to (library folder of the user domain)
end tell
I've verified that indeed what you and Michelle Steiner wrote ("path
to library folder from the user domain") works exactly as expected, so
thanks very much for that.
Two questions linger, though:
1) Why did my original script not work properly when asking for the
path, but work properly when just identifying the folder?
2) You've both noted that this only works on Leopard. Sadly, I need
this script to work on Tiger as well. Is there a similar way to do
this on Tiger? Is it acceptable to just use "~/Library/
PreferencePanes/<my file>"?
Thanks,
--Mike
On Jan 10, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Mike Kobb wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to write a little script to install a preference pane in
the user's PreferencePanes folder (~/Library/PreferencePanes).
If I run this script in ScriptEditor, the result is "folder
"Macintosh HD:Users:mjkobb:Library:" of application "System Events":
tell application "System Events"
library folder of the user domain
end tell
If, however, I say:
tell application "System Events"
library folder of the user domain
end tell
...the result is: "alias "Macintosh HD:Library:"
In other words, although the first script properly returns (my)
user's library folder, trying to get its path for some reason
results in the path to the System library folder.
What am I doing wrong, or is this a bug?
Thanks!
--Mike
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