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Get name of OS in Photoshop script

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How do I, in a Photoshop script, get the name of the operating system?
I need it to determine the syntax for the save path of the files.

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    The app.systemInformation property returns a string which includes the OS, among other system properties.

    You can do something like:

    var infoStrings = app.systemInformation.split('n');
var os

infoStrings.forEach(function(str) {
    if (str.includes('Operating System') {
        var osNameIndex = str.indexOf(':') + 2;
        os = str.substr(osNameIndex);
    }
});

console.log(os) // Should output the name of the current OS
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    This is what I use to determine the os:

    var fileLineFeed = "";

if ($.os.search(/windows/i) != -1) {
    fileLineFeed = "Windows";
} else {
    fileLineFeed = "Macintosh";
}

    It works for me as my users are only using one of those two operating systems.

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    Since you need to determine the syntax for the save path of the files, the name of the file system is possibly the most appropriate:

    alert (File.fs);    // "Macintosh", "Unix", "Windows"

    Information about File.fs and $.os can be found in the document JavaScript Tools Guide (p. 48 and 218 respectively).

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