Help needed from Mac user

[tmiranda]

How are full file paths defined in the Mac world? (i.e. The Mac equivalent of C:\blah\blah\file.exe in Windows.)

Rudimentary question, but I've rarely used Macs and never programmed on them.

[PLUCKYHD]

Originally Posted by tmiranda

How are full file paths defined in the Mac world? (i.e. The Mac equivalent of C:\blah\blah\file.exe in Windows.)

Rudimentary question, but I've rarely used Macs and never programmed on them.

If you just use java.io.fileseperator (going off top of head on spelling) in your codings you will be fine).

If you are just wanting a answer to how I believe they are more like /location/exe.

[bcjenkins]

They are similar to Linux.

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[tmiranda]

I'm trying to figure out what parameter to use for GetDiskFreeSpace(). In Windows you use GetDiskFreeSpace("C:"). I haven't fooled with linux yet but I'm assuming it will be "/dev/xx".

I have no clue on what to even try for Mac. I know the Mac OS is unix-based, but that's about it. I'd like to make the plugin I'm working on Mac friendly but I have no way to test it.

Tom

[bcjenkins]

On my Mac, / is mounted as: /dev/disk0s2

I think that will be consistent.

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[tmiranda]

Originally Posted by bcjenkins

On my Mac, / is mounted as: /dev/disk0s2.

I think that will be consistent.

Assuming that GetDiskFreeSpace() actually takes "/dev/xxx" as a parameter!

[bcjenkins]

If it works on Linux, it should work in OS X. I have 10.6 and can test if you need something, but I don't run SageTV on it. So maybe a jar file I can run separately.

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[tmiranda]

I found a very easy, platform independent, way to do this directly in Studio:

f = GetDefaultSTVFile()
TotalSpace = java_io_File_getTotalDiskSpace(f)
FreeSpace = java_io_File_getUsableSpace(f)

This should get the size of the disk where Sage is installed and how much space is on it. No need to mess around with GetDiskFreeSpace at all.

Tom