AppleScript / saving file to a relative path

Hello everybody,
I would like to make a script that saves current file to a relative path. For example: I have a psd opened file (that is in pictures/01/image01.psd) and I need to save it one level up as a JPEG ( pictures/image01.psd).
This is what I've tried, however, the result is that the file is saved in the root of Photoshop - in applications folder:
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS6"
          set myFile to "./"
          set myOptions to ¬
                    {class:JPEG save options, embed color profile:false, format options:standard, matte:background color matte} ¬
save current document in file myFile as JPEG with options ¬
myOptions appending no extension without copying
end tell
Thanks in advance

I need it 1 level up no matter where - since there will be different folders.
Thanks!

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