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Folders.UserDocuments

Queries path to user's document folder.

Parameters

none

Result

Returns path or error.

Description

Examples

Queries path:

MBS( "Folders.UserDocuments" )

Create folder in documents:

Set Variable [$folder; Value:MBS( "Folders.UserDocuments" )]
If [IsEmpty(Container Export::Name)]
    Set Field [Container Export::Name; "Record " & Get(RecordID)]
End If
Set Variable [$path; Value:MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; $folder; Container Export::Name )]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("Files.CreateDirectory"; $path)]

Get file in documents folder:

Set Variable [$folder; Value:MBS( "Folders.UserDocuments" )]
Set Variable [$path; Value:MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; $folder; "test.txt" )]

See also

• CURL.SetOptionCAINFO
• Files.CreateDirectory
• Folders.SharedDocuments
• Folders.UserDownloads
• Folders.UserFonts
• Path.AddPathComponent
• Path.NativePathToFileMakerPath

Example Databases

• CURL/CURL with certificates included with FileMaker

Blog Entries

• Use root certificates included with FileMaker
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.5pr2
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 7.5pr3

Release notes

• Version 8.5
  • Changed Folders.UserDocuments to return FileMaker documents folder on server.
• Version 7.5
  • Implemented Folders.UserDocuments for Linux to point to FileMaker's document folder.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 7th November 2018

Folders.UserDesktop   -   Folders.UserDownloads

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