Name
path to
Synopsis
standard folder location
standard folder location
Locates various standard folders, such as the system folder. If the designated folder is legal but doesn't exist, the path to command silently creates it unless you specify without folder creation, in which case an error is returned if the folder doesn't exist. If a standard folder isn't listed as an enumerator, you can use its four-letter code (see http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Carbon/Reference/Folder_Manager/index.html ). Returns an alias, or a string, if desired (or Unicode text—the dictionary fails to document this fact).
Example
path to desktop -- alias "feathers:Users:mattneub:Desktop:" path to "cmnu" -- alias "feathers:Library:Contextual Menu Items:"
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