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Get functions
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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 131
Get(DocumentsPathListing)
Purpose
Returns a list of all the files and folders in the Documents folder returned by the
Get(DocumentsPath) function.
Format
Get(DocumentsPathListing)
Parameters
None
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 10.0
Description
Each pathname in the Documents folder is listed separated by a line break. Files and folders are
named according to FileMaker Pro naming conventions.
Use Get(DocumentsPathListing) with the Import Records script step and Export Records script step
to determine if a file exists in the Documents folder before using the Open File script step to open
the file. Get(DocumentsPathListing) ensures that multiple scripts can safely read from and write to
the same FileMaker Pro database.
Notes
In FileMaker WebDirect, this function is not supported and returns an empty string.
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
For FileMaker Server, returns the following pathnames:
In Windows:
/C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/lastmonthsales.xlsx
/C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/forecastsales.xlsx
/C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/SAP
/C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/SAP/sap001.txt
/C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/SAP/sap002.txt
In OS X:
/MacintoshHD//Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/lastmonthsales.xlsx
/MacintoshHD//Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/forecastsales.xlsx
/MacintoshHD//Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/SAP
/MacintoshHD//Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/SAP/sap001.txt
/MacintoshHD//Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents/SAP/sap002.txt