Path variables are shortcuts to directories or files. Rather than enter the entire path to the directory or file, you use the path variable in a script. A path variable is a special type of string and is always contained within double quotation marks.
One common predefined path variable in JMP is $SAMPLE_DATA. This variable points to the sample data folder in your JMP or JMP Pro installation folder. The following example opens the Big Class.jmp sample data table.
Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Big Class.jmp" );
Several path variables are predefined in JMP. The following table shows the definitions for the current JMP version. Variables in previous versions of JMP might differ.
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Variable |
Path |
|---|---|
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ADDIN_HOME(com.your.addin.id) Defines the folder where the specified add-in is stored. |
Add-In Builder stores the specified add-in in the following folders, based on your operating system: • Windows: "C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/SAS/JMP/Addins/" • macOS: "/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/JMP/Addins/" For example, Convert File Path( "$ADDIN_HOME(com.your.addin.id) evaluates to the location of the com.your.addin.id add-in. To install your add-ins in a shared network location, use the Register Addin() function. See Register an Add-In Using JSL in the Creating Applications. |
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ALL_HOME Defines a folder that can be accessed by all users on a machine. |
• Windows (JMP): "/C:/ProgramData/SAS/JMP/<version number>/" • Windows (JMP Pro): "/C:/ProgramData/SAS/JMPPro/<version number>/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/JMP/<version number>/" To see if the directory exists, run the script Is Directory("$ALL_HOME");. If the folder exists, 1 is returned. |
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DESKTOP |
• Windows: "/C:/Users/<username>/Desktop/" • macOS "/Users/<username>/Desktop/" |
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DOCUMENTS |
• Windows: "/C:/Users/<username>/Documents/" • macOS: "/Users/<username>/Documents/" |
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DOWNLOADS |
• Windows: "/C:/Users/<username>/Downloads/" • macOS: "/Users/<username>/Downloads/" |
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GENOMICS_HOME |
"/<JMP Genomics installation directory>/" |
|
HOME |
• Windows (JMP): "/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/SAS/JMP/<version number>/" • Windows (JMP Pro): "/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/SAS/JMPPro/<version number>/" • macOS: "/Users/<username>/" |
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JMP_HOME |
• Windows: /C:/<JMP installation directory> • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/JMP.app/Contents/Resources/AddIns/ Note: The macOS path exists only if add-ins are installed. |
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SAMPLE_APPS |
• Windows: /C:/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Apps/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Apps/" |
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SAMPLE_DASHBOARDS |
• Windows: /C:/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Dashboards/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Dashboards/" |
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SAMPLE_DATA |
• Windows: "/C:/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Data/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Data/" |
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SAMPLE_IMAGES |
• Windows: "/C:/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Images/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Images/" |
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SAMPLE_IMPORT_DATA |
• Windows: "/C:/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Import Data/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Import Data/" |
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SAMPLE_PROJECTS |
• Windows: "/C:/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Projects/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Projects/" |
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SAMPLE_SCRIPTS |
• Windows: "/C:/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Scripts/" • macOS: "/Library/Application Support/<JMP installation directory>/Samples/Scripts/" |
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TEMP |
• Windows: "/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Local/Temp/" • macOS: "/private/var/folders/.../Temporary Items/" |
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USER_APPDATA Changes to JMP preferences, menus, and the Home Window are stored here, along with Debugger session settings. |
• Windows (JMP): "/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/SAS/JMP/<version number>/" • Windows (JMP Pro): "/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/SAS/JMPPro/<version number>/" • macOS: "/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/JMP/<version number>/" |
Path variable definitions are updated automatically based on the version of JMP you are using. For example, when you run a JMP 9 script in JMP 12, the JMP 12 path variable definitions are used.
To see the definition of any path variable, use the function Get Path Variable:
Get Path Variable( "HOME" );
"/C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/SAS/JMP/15/"
Note that you don’t include a dollar sign for Set Path Variable() or Get Path Variable(). But you must include the dollar sign when using the variable in a script.
Make sure to include a trailing slash after the path variable. In the following example, the root name "Big Class" is assigned to the dtName variable. The Open() expression evaluates $SAMPLE_DATA and the trailing slash and then appends the dtName value along with the file extension .jmp.
dtName = "Big Class";
dt = Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/" || dtName || ".jmp" );
The path is interpreted as:
C:/Program Files/SAS/JMP/15/Samples/Data/Big Class.jmp
Without the slash that follows $SAMPLE_DATA, the path is interpreted as:
C:/Program Files/SAS/JMP/15/Samples/DataBig Class.jmp