directory of indigo

[kw123]

Is there a variable that contains the directory where indigo is stored. i.e.
/Library/Application Support/Perceptive Automation/Indigo 3 4 5 6

would like to write a file into the script library and don't want to manually change directories when versions change.

thanks

Karl

[matt (support)]

Hi Karl,

No, there isn't. Normally for scripts like that I just have it check multiple folders until it finds one (starting with a high number).

[jay (support)]

Another option, if you keep your database file in the Databases folder, is to use this IOM server method to get the full path to the db file:

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indigo.server.getDbFilePath()

That will return a string that's the full unix path to the db file - just strip the "Databases/DBNAME.indiDb" off the end and you should have the path to the prefs folder.

[matt (support)]

Clever idea, Jay.

[kw123]

could you translate this into applescript... not at python level yet...

thx

[jay (support)]

Sorry, can't be done in AppleScript.

The next release (probably not until after the first of July) will have a method to get the path to the server's install folder (so you won't have to chop off the database specific bits).

[EDIT] which will still be Python only. We're not enhancing AppleScript (since Indigo 5).