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Variable name for maps folder

Can JMP output the maps folder location for the current instance of JMP or, ideally, for all installed versions of JMP? I would like to copy maps into this folder using an add-in. Perhaps something like $Desktop or $Sample_Data?

Convert File Path( "$Sample_Data" )

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Justin_Chilton

You can use the '$JMP_HOME' directory as a starting point and add '/Maps' to point to the Maps directory.

Convert File Path( "$JMP_HOME/Maps" );

EDIT: The above code gives you the right path on Windows, but not on Mac. Below is a script that sets a "MAP_HOME" path variable, based on the current operating system.

Set Path Variable(
	"MAP_HOME",
	If( Host is( "Windows" ),
		Convert File Path( "$JMP_HOME\Maps", "Windows" ),
		Convert File Path( "$ALL_HOME\Maps" )
	)
);

Justin_Chilton

From Example of Creating a Map in Graph Builder:

JMP looks for these files in two locations. One location is shared by all users on a machine. This location is:

•

Windows: C:\Program Files\SAS\JMP\<Version Number>\Maps

•

Mac: /Library/Application Support/JMP/<Version Number>/Maps

The other location is specific for an individual user:

•

On Windows: C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\SAS\JMP\Maps

•

On Mac: /Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/JMP/Maps

You can't change these locations, but you might have better luck writing to the users AppData/Application Support folder since you may not have permissions for the other folder.

You can use the 'USER_APPDATA' path variable as a starting point and add '/Maps' to point to this directory (works on both Mac and Windows).

Set Path Variable( "USER_MAP_HOME", Convert File Path( "$USER_APPDATA/Maps" ) );

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Justin_Chilton

You can use the '$JMP_HOME' directory as a starting point and add '/Maps' to point to the Maps directory.

Convert File Path( "$JMP_HOME/Maps" );

EDIT: The above code gives you the right path on Windows, but not on Mac. Below is a script that sets a "MAP_HOME" path variable, based on the current operating system.

Set Path Variable(
	"MAP_HOME",
	If( Host is( "Windows" ),
		Convert File Path( "$JMP_HOME\Maps", "Windows" ),
		Convert File Path( "$ALL_HOME\Maps" )
	)
);

Thanks Justin,

There is no way for someone to change this folder, is there? I guess that was my biggest concern but maybe that is a moot point.

Justin_Chilton

From Example of Creating a Map in Graph Builder:

JMP looks for these files in two locations. One location is shared by all users on a machine. This location is:

•

Windows: C:\Program Files\SAS\JMP\<Version Number>\Maps

•

Mac: /Library/Application Support/JMP/<Version Number>/Maps

The other location is specific for an individual user:

•

On Windows: C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Roaming\SAS\JMP\Maps

•

On Mac: /Users/<user name>/Library/Application Support/JMP/Maps

You can't change these locations, but you might have better luck writing to the users AppData/Application Support folder since you may not have permissions for the other folder.

You can use the 'USER_APPDATA' path variable as a starting point and add '/Maps' to point to this directory (works on both Mac and Windows).

Set Path Variable( "USER_MAP_HOME", Convert File Path( "$USER_APPDATA/Maps" ) );

Thanks for the reference, I missed that one. The path variable $USER_APPDATA includes JMP, JMPPro, or JMPEA and the version number, and I do not see one in the scripting guide that takes you straight to the JMP folder. On windows this seems to work though:

Regex( Convert File Path( "$USER_APPDATA" ), "^(.*/)[^/]+/[^/]+/$", "\1") || "JMP/Maps/"

Thanks again!

Edited to include start and end anchors in the regex match string.