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Component: Folders
Functions to query special folders.
| Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| 4.3 / 7.3 | ✅ 95% | ✅ 84% | 🔶 26% | ✅ 95%, on macOS and Windows | 🔶 68% |
| Item | Details | Server |
|---|---|---|
| Folders.Applications Queries path to applications folder. | Mac/Win/iOS 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.LocalFonts Queries path to local font folder. | Mac only 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.LocalPreferences Queries path to local preferences folder. | Mac/Win/iOS 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.SharedDocuments Queries path to shared documents folder. | All 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.System Queries system folder. | Mac/Win/iOS 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.SystemFonts Queries path to system font folder. | Mac/Win 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.SystemTemporary Queries temporary folder. | All 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserDesktop Queries path to user's desktop folder. | Mac/Win/iOS 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserDocuments Queries path to user's document folder. | All 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserDownloads Queries location of user's downloads folder. | Mac/Win 6.2 |
❌ Server |
| Folders.UserFonts Queries path to user's font folder. | Mac only 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserHome Queries path to user’s home folder. | All 7.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserMusic Queries path to user's music folder. | Mac/Win/iOS 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserPictures Queries path to user’s picture folder. | Mac/iOS 7.2 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserPreferences Queries path to user's preferences folder. | Mac/Win/iOS 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserTemporary Queries temporary folder. | All 6.2 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserTrash Queries trash folder location for current user. | Mac/Win 5.1 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.UserVideo Queries path to user's video folder. | Mac/Win/iOS 4.3 |
✅ Server |
| Folders.Windows Queries path to windows folder. | Win only 4.3 |
✅ Server |
19 functions shown.
These functions are free to use.
Release notes
- Version 9.1
- Added mitigation for Folders.UserTemporary function for Mac on Server.
- Version 8.5
- Changed Folders.UserDocuments to return FileMaker documents folder on server.
- Implemented Folders.UserPictures for Windows.
- Rewrote Folders functions for Windows to use newer API and work better.
- Version 7.5
- Implemented Folders.UserDocuments for Linux to point to FileMaker's document folder.
- Version 7.4
- Fixed Folders.UserVideo to make it work on Windows.
- Version 7.2
- Added Folders.UserPictures.
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