Category: Get
Syntax: Get ( DocumentsPath ) |
Parameters: None
Data type returned: Text
Description:
Returns the path to the documents folder for the current user. In Windows, the path format is /Drive:/Documents and Settings/UserName/My Documents/. In the Mac OS, the path format is /DriveName/Users/UserName/Documents/.
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 (DocumentsPath) |
Returns /C:/Documents and Settings/Kai/My Documents/ for a user named Kai in Windows. |
Returns /MacintoshHD/Users/Erlend/Documents/ for a user named Erlend in the Mac OS. |
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