var f = new File("~/Desktop/file.txt", "write");

It doesn't seem that I can get this to work with M4L, although it works fine with Max regulars.

Instead everything appears to be relative to the Max application.

I am trying to create a path like so:
var f = new File("~/Desktop/file.txt", "write");

It doesn't seem that I can get this to work with M4L, although it works fine with Max regulars.
Instead everything appears to be relative to the Max application.
Is there a way to bypass this issue?

Paths in M4L ala JS