CNSImage_File_GetPath

Description

You can use the CNSImage_File_GetPath to retrieve a variety of paths including: Database, FileMaker, Root, System, Desktop, Preferences, Temporary, Applications, or Documents.

This function can be used with other functions. For example you could use CNSImage_File_GetPath to get the user desktop path and then use CNSImage_Export to export a file from a container field.

Return Type

Text

Format

CNSImage_File_GetPath ( Type )

Required Parameters

• Type
  

  Which Path Type you need. Specify "Database", "FileMaker", "Root", "System", "Desktop", "Preferences", "Temporary", "Applications", or "Documents".

Related Items

CNSImage_Export, CNSImage_File_Copy, CNSImage_File_Delete, CNSImage_File_Exists, CNSImage_File_SelectFileWithDialog, CNSImage_File_SelectFolderWithDialog, CNSImage_Import, Reference: Paths

Examples

Example 1

Code:

CNSImage_File_GetPath("Database")

Result:

Returns the path to the current database

Example 2

Code:

CNSImage_File_GetPath("Desktop")

Result:

Returns the path to desktop.