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Get(DesktopPath) function
Format

Get(DesktopPath)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns the path to the desktop folder for the current user. In Windows, the path format is /Drive:/Documents and Settings/UserName/Desktop/. In the Mac OS, the path format is /DriveName/Users/UserName/Desktop/.
Note   See Solving calculations on a host machine for information about running scripts in client/server and peer-to-peer environments.
Examples
Returns /C:/Documents and Settings/John Smith/Desktop/ for a user named John Smith in Windows.
Returns /MacintoshHD/Users/John Smith/Desktop/ for a user named John Smith in the Mac OS.
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