script that detect the path where it is running from

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#1

Is there a way for a script to detect the location where it is running from ?

#2

Try:

path to me

in your compiled Applescript.

Best wishes

John M

#3

“path to me” gives you the path of where the script editor resides. I believe mrick wants the path to the location of his script.

#4

Yes, that’s true, but only when you run the script in Script Editor. If you run the script elsewhere, such as the script menu, you’ll get a path to the actual script file.

display dialog (path to me as string)

Different script runners may handle this differently. When a script is saved as an application, it may report its path more reliably. If saving as app isn’t an option I suppose one could save as an .scptd (script bundle) and use something like

path to resource "Scripts"
display dialog result as string

to get something near the script file path.