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JPM1
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How do I have export default to folder that I opened in?

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!

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Thierry_S
Super User

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

Hi,

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

  1. Define your data table (Open (), Pick (), Data Table ())
  2. Capture the path and name with the data table: path = dt << Get Path; dt_name = dt << Get Name;
  3. 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,

TS

Thierry R. Sornasse

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