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Component: Files

Functions to work with files and folders.

Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
2.3 / 14.0 ✅ 98% 🔶 72% 🔶 49% ✅ 94%, on macOS and Windows 🔶 59%

Item Details Server
Files.AccessDate
Queries the access date of the file or folder.
All
2.9
  ✅ Server
Files.AddedToDirectoryDate
Queries the date of the file or folder when it was added to parent folder.
Mac only
6.4
  ✅ Server
Files.AppPath
Returns the path to the main executable for this FileMaker solution.
All
2.7
  ✅ Server
Files.AudioCoverArt
Loads audio file and returns cover art.
Mac/Win
12.1
  ✅ Server
Files.AudioTags
Queries audio tags for audio file.
Mac/Win
9.4
  ✅ Server
Files.CanOpenFile
Checks if plugin can read file.
All
5.4
  ✅ Server
Files.CopyFile
Copies files and folders without user interface.
All
2.8
  ✅ Server
Files.CopyFiles
Copies multiple files in parallel.
Mac/iOS
10.0
  ✅ Server
Files.CreateAlias
Creates an alias or link file.
Mac/Win/iOS
8.4
  ✅ Server
Files.CreateBookmark
Creates a bookmark from a file path.
Mac/iOS
3.1
  ✅ Server
Files.CreateDirectory
Creates a directory.
All
2.7
  ✅ Server
Files.CreationDate
Queries the creation date of the file or folder.
All
2.9
  ✅ Server
Files.Delete
Deletes a file directly without moving it to trash.
All
3.3
  ✅ Server
Files.DeleteFolder
Deletes a file or folder directly without moving to trash.
All
4.2
  ✅ Server
Files.DeleteLater
Deletes file later.
All
13.3
  ✅ Server
Files.DirectoryExists
Checks whether a directory exists with the given path.
All
2.7
  ✅ Server
Files.DiskInfo
Queries information about a volume.
All
5.0
  ✅ Server
Files.EvictUbiquitousItem
Removes local copy of a cloud file.
Mac/iOS
13.4
  ✅ Server
Files.FileDisplayName
Queries the display name of the file or folder.
All
2.9
  ✅ Server
Files.FileExists
Checks whether a file exists with the given path.
All
2.7
  ✅ Server
Files.FileExtension
Queries the file extension of the given path.
All
5.2
  ✅ Server
Files.FileInfo
Queries some file information.
Mac/Win/iOS
4.3
  ✅ Server
Files.FileKind
Queries the file kind string.
Mac/Win
2.9
  ✅ Server
Files.FileName
Queries the file name of the given path.
All
2.9
  ✅ Server
Files.FileNameWithoutExtension
Queries file name without extension.
All
11.1
  ✅ Server
Files.FileSize
Queries file size.
All
2.7
  ✅ Server
Files.FileUTITypes
Queries uniform type identifiers for this file.
Mac only
2.9
  ✅ Server
Files.FolderSize
Calculate sizes of folder.
All
6.2
  ✅ Server
Files.GetComment
Queries Finder's file comment.
Mac only
6.2
  ✅ Server
Files.GetFinderLabel
Queries the label of the file or folder.
Mac only
6.2
  ✅ Server
Files.GetNodeID
Queries the NodeID fo the file or folder.
Mac/Win
3.1
  ✅ Server
Files.GetPathFromNodeID
Finds the file or folder for the given NodeID on the given volume.
Mac/Win
3.1
  ✅ Server
Files.GetPosixPermissions
Queries posix file permissions.
Mac/Linux/iOS
4.3
  ✅ Server
Files.GetTagNames
Queries names of the tags assigned to the file/folder.
Mac only
3.5
  ✅ Server
Files.IdentifyData   New in 14.0
Checks file type from the data.
All
14.0
  ✅ Server
Files.IsApplication
Checks whether the file path points to an application.
Mac/iOS
13.5
  ✅ Server
Files.IsExcludedFromBackup
Queries file extension visibility state of a file or folder.
Mac only
12.0
  ✅ Server
Files.IsFileExtensionHidden
Queries file extension visibility state of a file or folder.
Mac only
12.0
  ✅ Server
Files.IsHidden
Queries hidden state of a file or folder.
Mac/Win
7.1
  ✅ Server
Files.IsPackage
Checks whether the file path points to a package.
Mac/iOS
13.5
  ✅ Server
Files.IsReadOnly
Queries read only flag for a file or folder.
Win only
12.5
  ✅ Server
Files.ItemExists
Checks whether a item exists with the given path.
All
2.7
  ✅ Server
Files.Launch
Launches the file.
Mac/Win
2.7
  ❌ Server
Files.LaunchFile
Launches the file or opens folder.
Mac/Win
2.7
  ❌ Server
Files.List
Queries list of file names in folder.
All
2.8
  ✅ Server
Files.ListAsJSON
Queries list of file names in folder as JSON.
All
10.5
  ✅ Server
Files.ListRecursive
Queries list of paths in folder.
All
4.1
  ✅ Server
Files.ListVolumes
Lists mounted volumes.
Mac/Win
6.5
  ✅ Server
Files.ModificationDate
Queries the modification date of the file or folder.
All
2.9
  ✅ Server
Files.Mount
Mounts a network share.
Mac/Win/Linux
5.1
  ✅ Server
Files.MountPath
Queries mount path for a volume.
Mac/Win
8.3
  ✅ Server
Files.MoveFile
Moves a file or folder without user interface.
All
2.8
  ✅ Server
Files.MoveToTrash
Deletes an item by moving it to trash without user interface.
All
2.8
  ✅ Server
Files.ReadAndWriteFile
Reads a file and writes it elsewhere.
All
11.1
  ✅ Server
Files.ReadFile
Reads a file with the given path.
All
3.5
  ✅ Server
Files.ReadJPEG
Reads a JPEG file from the file system.
All
4.3
  ✅ Server
Files.ReadPDF
Reads a PDF file from the file system.
All
4.3
  ✅ Server
Files.ReadPNG
Reads a PNG file from the file system.
All
4.3
  ✅ Server
Files.RenameFile
Renames a file or folder without user interface.
All
2.8
  ✅ Server
Files.ResolveAlias
Resolves an alias file.
Mac/Win/iOS
8.4
  ✅ Server
Files.ResolveBookmark
Resolves a bookmark.
Mac/iOS
3.1
  ✅ Server
Files.RevealFile
Reveals the file/folder in the shell.
Mac/Win
2.7
  ❌ Server
Files.SetAudioTags
Sets audio tags for audio file.
Mac/Win/Linux
9.4
  ✅ Server
Files.SetComment
Sets the file comment.
Mac only
6.2
  ✅ Server
Files.SetCreationDate
Sets the file creation date.
Mac/Win/iOS
7.2
  ✅ Server
Files.SetExcludedFromBackup
Sets file backup exclusion of a file or folder.
Mac only
12.0
  ✅ Server
Files.SetFileExtensionHidden
Sets the hidden state for the file extension of a file or folder.
Mac only
12.0
  ✅ Server
Files.SetFinderLabel
Sets the Finder label.
Mac only
6.2
  ✅ Server
Files.SetHidden
Sets the hidden state for a file or folder.
Mac/Win
7.1
  ✅ Server
Files.SetModificationDate
Sets the file modification date.
All
7.2
  ✅ Server
Files.SetPosixPermissions
Sets posix file permissions.
Mac/Linux/iOS
4.3
  ✅ Server
Files.SetReadOnly
Sets the read only flag for a file or folder.
Win only
12.5
  ✅ Server
Files.SetTagNames
Sets the tags for a file/folder.
Mac only
3.5
  ✅ Server
Files.StandardizePath
Standardized a path.
All
10.3
  ✅ Server
Files.StartDownloadingUbiquitousItem
Starts download of a cloud hosted file.
Mac/iOS
13.4
  ✅ Server
Files.UbiquitousItemStatus
Queres status of a ubiquitous item.
Mac/iOS
13.4
  ✅ Server
Files.Unmount
Unmount a volume.
Mac/Win/Linux
5.1
  ✅ Server
Files.WriteFile
Writes a file with the given data.
All
3.5
  ✅ Server
Icon.ClearIcon
Clears the custom icon for the file or directory at the specified path.
Mac only
2.7
  ✅ Server
Icon.GetIcon
Queries the Finder icon for the file or folder with the given path.
Mac/Win
2.3
  ✅ Server
Icon.GetIconWithQuickLook
Queries the Finder icon for the file or folder with the given path.
Mac/Win
2.3
  ✅ Server
Icon.SetIcon
Sets the icon for the file or directory at the specified path.
Mac only
2.7
  ✅ Server
MountNotification.Install
Installs a script trigger to be called when a disk mounts/unmounts.
Mac/Win
5.0
  ❌ Server
MountNotification.Uninstall
Uninstalls notification for mount script trigger.
Mac/Win
5.0
  ❌ Server

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