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  Get Localize Path with scripting

  Posted by Meng Zhiqun on November 21, 2021 at 2:36 am

  Hello,

  I have a script which requires the full path of the folder and object. Everything works smoothly, however, that is if the user’s os language is set to English.

  I know for a fact, based on AE’s javascript tool guide, we can temporarily set the locale to a different language to test the locale. For example this example works.

  message = {
      en_GB: "Please select a colour.",
      en: "Please select a colour.",
      de: "Bitte wählen Sie eine Farbe.",
  };
  $.locale = "de"; // spanish
  alert(localize(message));
  $.locale = null; // restore to the locale of the app

  However, when I try to target it with a Folder.selectDialog() to try to get the localize path of the folder, it doesn’t work.

  $.locale = "es"; // spanish
  var chooseFol = Folder.selectDialog();
  alert(localize(chooseFol.fsName));
  $.locale = null; // restore to the locale of the app

  For eg. If I select the Documents folder with the above, it still shows “C:\Users\Username\Documents”, however I know for a fact that if the language is set to Spanish, Documents would be listed as Documento, which has been breaking my script. I hope someone has some insights.
  Thanks in advance!

  Meng Zhiqun replied 4 years, 5 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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