Path seperator different on two computers using same script

[mineplanner]

I have a javascript that looks for the path location in which the script is running. When I use an

 alert path 

most computers report in a format that use backslashes as the path separators. On one of the computers I have used this script on it reports slashes as the separator.

eg: most computers report - "C:\database\test\..."

one computer reports - "C/:database/test/..."

The code I use to get the path is

 var path = location.pathname 

Would this be a script error or a machince/windows problem. Both computer are running up to date service packs and either Explorer 6 or 7 and have the same "Regional settings" setup on them.

I have looked through the forums but I am really unsure of what this problem is call as I am not that familiar with programming.

[mrhoo]

If you need them to be the same -

if(/file/.test(location.protocol)){
path=location.pathname.replace(/\\/g,'/');
}