Hi all,
how to convert the below URI path to Mac Path
URI path:(the path returns from the Javascript UI file selection)
“~/Desktop/test.scpt”
Mac output path:
“Machintosh HD:User:UserName:Desktop:test.scpt”
Any help is much appreciated!
Hi all,
how to convert the below URI path to Mac Path
URI path:(the path returns from the Javascript UI file selection)
“~/Desktop/test.scpt”
Mac output path:
“Machintosh HD:User:UserName:Desktop:test.scpt”
Any help is much appreciated!
I don’t think you’re asking about a URI, those look like this:
file://host/path
From the example paths in your question, you just want to convert a POSIX path to an HFS path, including tilde expansion.
There are many ways to do this, including using shell to expand the tilde or using AsObjC to do it, but here’s a simple all-Applescript way:
use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite (10.10) or later
use scripting additions
set aPath to "~/Downloads"
set expandedPosixPath to expand_tilde(aPath)
set HFSpath to (POSIX file expandedPosixPath) as alias as text
on expand_tilde(posixPath)
if posixPath starts with "~" then
set homePath to POSIX path of (path to home folder as alias)
set remainingPath to text 3 through end of posixPath
set combinedPath to homePath & remainingPath
return combinedPath
else
return posixPath
end if
end expand_tilde
Thank you so much for the update. I will check:)