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FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 123
Returns /MacintoshHD/Users/John Smith/Library/Preferences/ for a user named John Smith in
the Mac
OS.
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Functions reference (alphabetical list)
Get(PrinterName)
Purpose
Returns a string identifying the default printer name.
Format
Get(PrinterName)
Parameters
None
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 6.0 or earlier
Description
In Windows, returns a string with each of these entries separated by a comma:
the printer name
the driver name
the name of the printer port
In Mac OS, returns a string with these entries separated by the word on:
the queue name of the printer (if provided)
the IP address of the printer
If any of this information isn’t available, <Unknown> is inserted in the result (except for queue name
in the Mac
OS).
Note For information on how functions evaluate differently on the host versus the client, search the
FileMaker Knowledge Base available at
http://help.filemaker.com.
Examples
Returns HP LaserJet 4, WINSPOOL, LPT1 in Windows.
Returns 24.109.265.43 in the Mac OS.
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