How do I have export default to folder that I opened in?

JPM1 — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:56:48 GMT

I have a .jmp file, make some changes, and then wish to export to a .csv file.

When I do so, the save as folder defaults to (I think) the last folder that I'd saved to. I'd like it to default to the folder containing the jmp file that I opened. I'd also be happy for it to default, more generally, to the last folder that a file was opened from, rather than the last folder a file was saved to.

Is it possible to set this preference somewhere? I've looked, but haven't found.

I'm on a mac, and using JMP 16 and JMP 17.

Thanks!

Re: How do I have export default to folder that I opened in?

Thierry_S — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 04:42:05 GMT

Hi,

I am not 100% sure that this will work on a Mac, but on a Windows system, it works well.

Define your data table (Open (), Pick (), Data Table ())
Capture the path and name with the data table: path = dt << Get Path; dt_name = dt << Get Name;
Use the path to define the target folder: dt_csv << Save (Substitute (lc_path, dt_name || ".jmp", "CSV_TABLE_NAME") );

Names Default from Here (1);

dt = data table ("Original_table");
dt_name = dt << Get Name;
dt_path = dt << Get Path;

// DO SOMETHING YIELDING the NEW dt_csv//

dt_csv << Save (Substitute (dt_path, dt_name || ".jmp", "NEW NAME));

Note: the exact syntax may need to be modified to match the output of the Mac OS file system.

Best,

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