[api-dev] How to get the canonical path from a script URL, or at least the root directories "user" and "share" in a reliable manner ?

[Rony G. Flatscher]

Hi there,

have tried to research the service needed for expanding a script URL to 
its canonical path to no avail.

E.g. given the following infos from OOo, how would one be able to get at 
the canonical path (fully qualified, but shortest operating system 
dependent path, but the OOo-URL rendering of it would be fine as well)?

   * parcelLocation
         o

           
vnd.sun.star.expand:${$SYSBINDIR/bootstrap.ini::UserInstallation}/user/Scripts/oorexx/Library3-Tests

         o

           
vnd.sun.star.expand:${$SYSBINDIR/bootstrap.ini::BaseInstallation}/share/Scripts/oorexx/Library1

   * shortFormScriptURL
         o

           
vnd.sun.star.script:Library3-Tests.metaDataInfosUser.rex?language=ooRexx&location=user

         o

           
vnd.sun.star.script:Library1.metaDataInfosShare.rex?language=ooRexx&location=share

   * scriptFullURL
         o

           
vnd.sun.star.script:Library3-Tests.metaDataInfosUser.rex?language=ooRexx&location=vnd.sun.star.expand:${$SYSBINDIR/bootstrap.ini::UserInstallation}/user/Scripts/oorexx/Library3-Tests

         o

           
vnd.sun.star.script:Library1.metaDataInfosShare.rex?language=ooRexx&location=vnd.sun.star.expand:${$SYSBINDIR/bootstrap.ini::BaseInstallation}/share/Scripts/oorexx/Library1


Or, alternatively: how can one reliably infer the canonical path to the 
"user" and "share" root directory with the help of OOo services? Would 
that solution work for 3.x as well?

TIA,

---rony