Is there a way to get the script directory from inside a Mathematica script?
I want a function analogue to NotebookDirectory[] (which doesn't work for scripts). Is there a way to do this?
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DirectoryName @ $InputFileName
is the answer, right?
And this will work whether you call it from a package or a notebook interface:
parentPath = $InputFileName /. "" :> NotebookFileName[]
parentDir = DirectoryName @ parentPath
Check:
path = FileNameJoin[{$TemporaryDirectory, "test.m"}];
Export[
path,
"Print @ DirectoryName @ $InputFileName",
"Text"
]
Get @ path
(...)\Local\Temp\
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$\begingroup$ sorry, but this doesn't work if you call your script (.m) from within the terminal using
wolframscript$\endgroup$– SantiagoCommented Aug 22, 2017 at 13:31 -
$\begingroup$ @Santi could you elaborate, with a script.m file containing only:
Print["test parent dir: ", DirectoryName @ $InputFileName]I get: i.sstatic.net/SrLrA.png $\endgroup$– KubaCommented Aug 22, 2017 at 13:41 -
$\begingroup$ hi @Kuba, ok, you are right, but in the way I was running my scripts it doesn't work. If I do:
wolfram -script script.mit works. But if I dowolframscript -file script.mit doesn't work. I am on Mathematica 11.1.1 Kernel for Linux x86 (64-bit). $\endgroup$– SantiagoCommented Aug 22, 2017 at 14:29 -
$\begingroup$ do you have an idea why this doesn't work with
wolframscript? $\endgroup$– SantiagoCommented Aug 23, 2017 at 8:31 -
$\begingroup$ @Santi I didn't work with scripts yet so I don't know, I will try to investigate if I find time. You could ask a question on main about that. Just make sure to prepare simple example people can run. $\endgroup$– KubaCommented Aug 23, 2017 at 8:33
