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// Copyright 2018 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
//
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// Returns the default alternate file location for rendering a sequence
global proc string renderSequenceDefaultAlternateOutputFileLocation()
{
    // Get the images file rule entry to determine the directory we should use
    string $imageFileRuleEntry = `workspace -q -fileRuleEntry "images"`;

    // If we have a valid directory use it
    if(`filetest -d $imageFileRuleEntry`)
    {
        return $imageFileRuleEntry;
    }
    else
    {
        // Otherwise we need to get the full path using the workspace expand Name flag
        $imageFileRuleEntry = `workspace -expandName $imageFileRuleEntry`;
        if(`filetest -d $imageFileRuleEntry`)
        {
            return $imageFileRuleEntry;
        }
        else
        {
            // Note: this shouldn't happen, but just in case it does return a reasonable path...
            return `workspace -q -directory`;
        }
    }
}