Category: Get
Syntax: Get ( DesktopPath ) |
Parameters: None
Data type returned: Text
Description:
Returns the path to the desktop folder for the current user's computer. In Windows, the path format is /Drive:/Documents and Settings/UserName/Desktop/. In the Mac OS, the path format is /DriveName/Users/UserName/Desktop/.
Note that the user in this case is the operating system user account and should not be confused with the account with which a user logged in to a given database.
Examples:
Function |
Results |
---|---|
Get (DesktopPath) |
Might return /C:/Documents and Settings/Kai/Desktop/ for a user named Kai in Windows. |
Might return /MacintoshHD/Users/Erlend/Desktop/ for a user named Erlend in the Mac OS. |
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