PJSR: new Bitmap(String filePath)?

[mschuster]

new Bitmap(String filePath) appears to require an absolute path.

I want to load bitmap resources located the script's .js folder or subfolder. A relative path does not work, unlike #include "local.js".

Is the absolute path of the script's install/execution directory available? I don't see anything in Global.

Thanks,
Mike

[Juan Conejero]

Yes, Bitmap's constructor requires an absolute file path. You can use the __FILE__ predefined macro, along with the "stringify" preprocessor operator, to do what you want:

let thisFilePath = #__FILE__;
let thisDirectory = File.extractDrive( thisFilePath ) + File.extractDirectory( thisFilePath );
console.writeln( thisDirectory );

Important: Please note that these features are not part of the ECMAScript standard, so don't try to use them in your favorite web browser The JavaScript preprocessor is a feature specific to PixInsight.