Extendscript current script path

Question

I want to get the absolute folder path of current running Extendscript.

i.e __DIR__ in php (or) __dirname in nodejs. Equivalent in Extendscript.

Ludewig

Answer 1

Found it myself, it is $.fileName

For the folder name, it is (new File($.fileName)).parent

Ludewig

FYI (if anybody is following), the folder path is returned without any trailing backslach, and it is already in extendscript format, for example: /c/some%20folde%20with%spaces/some/folder -but the script likes this. – Torquemada

Might I clarify: $.fileName returns the absolute path to the current executing script, not the opened file (e.g. the .ai file you're editing in Illustrator). – Darrow

At least in Illustrator, this only works when you open the script in ExtendScript, and execute it. It doesn't work when you open it directly. – Gifted

Mind you, while $.fileName works fine in the context of "pure" scripting execution, it may return garbage (like a random integer) if you evaluate in the context of an HTML Panel in some Adobe applications such as Photoshop. In that case, if you need to get the absolute path of a JSX, you may want to use CSInterface.prototype.getSystemPath() – Doty

var scriptFolder = (new File($.fileName)).parent.fsName; – Selfdetermination

Answer 2

I wrote an article about this you may find helpful, :)

essentially:

var myPath = (app.activeDocument.fullName.parent.fsName).toString().replace(/\\/g, '/');
var myScriptPath = (File(app.activeScript.fullName).parent.fsName).toString().replace(/\\/g, '/');

alert('Document path is: ' + myPath + ' , and script path is: ' + myScriptPath);

mim,

Possess

Answer 3

File($.fileName).path;

Seems to do the job nowadays

Closeknit

Answer 4

If you need to reference files relative to the active document you can use app.activeDocument.filePath.

Pipit

Note this is specific to Photoshop. $.filename works across all apps. – Covered

app.activeDocument ≠ app.activeScript – Rensselaerite

Answer 5

app.activeScript.parent should do the trick - note that if you use a windows file link, you get the actual script location, not the one of the .lnk-file.

Rensselaerite

FYI this is invalid for extendscript in After Effects. – Stedmann

Same for Photoshop – Wille