Category: Get
Syntax: Get ( PreferencesPath ) |
Parameters: None
Data type returned: Text
Description:
Returns the operating system path to a user's preferences and default options folder. In Windows, the path format is /Drive:/Documents and Settings/UserName/Local Settings/Application Data/. In the Mac OS, the path format is /DriveName/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences/.
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:
Returns /C:/Documents and Settings/Nate/Local Settings/Application Data/ for a user named Nate in Windows.
Returns /MacintoshHD/Users/Eleanor/Library/Preferences/ for a user named Eleanor in the Mac OS.
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