Functions Reference

FILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 143
Get(TemporaryPath)
Purpose
Returns the path to the temporary folder that FileMaker Pro uses for the current user, or the path
that FileMaker
Server uses on the system.
Format
Get(TemporaryPath)
Parameters
None
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 9.0
Description
The temporary folder name begins with S, followed by a number representing the session of the
database engine during which the operation took place. Because your operating system controls the
location of temporary files, the exact path returned may be different from the examples shown. The
actual path returned also depends on which product (FileMaker
Pro or FileMaker Server) is
executing the function.
In FileMaker Pro, the temporary folder and any files placed in it are deleted when FileMaker Pro is
terminated. In FileMaker
Server, each schedule runs in its own session; once the schedule is
completed, the session terminates and the temporary folder is deleted.
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
In Windows, returns:
/%HomeDrive%/Documents and Settings/{user id}/Local Settings/Temp/S<n> or
/%UserProfile%/AppData/Local/Temp/S<n> or
/%HomeDrive%/WINDOWS/Temp/S<n> (Windows XP)
where %HomeDrive% is an environment variable that returns the name of your home drive on
your hard disk.
%UserProfile% is an environment variable that points to the directory where the profile of the
current user is located.
S<n> is the name of the folder in which the temporary files are placed (for example, S1); <n> is
a number representing the database engine session during which the operation took place.
In Mac OS X, returns:
/<DriveName>/private/var/folders/<2 characters>/<20 characters>++++TI/Cleanup at
Startup/S<n>/