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| Contents > Functions reference (alphabetical list) > Get functions > Get(FilePath) function |
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| Get(FilePath) function |
| Format |
Get(FilePath) |
| Parameter |
| None |
| Data type returned |
| text |
| Description |
| Returns the full path indicating the location of the currently active database file. In Windows, the full path is file:/drive:/folder/filename for local files. For remote files, the full path is file://volume/folder/filename. In the Mac OS, the full path is file:/volume/folder/filename for local and remote files. |
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If you specify the context for the current calculation, this function will be evaluated based on that context; otherwise, it will be evaluated based on the context of the current window. |
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See Solving calculations on a host machine for information about running scripts in client/server and peer-to-peer environments. |
| Examples |
| Returns file:/driveletter:/databaseName for local files in Windows. |
| Returns file://volumename/myfoldername/databaseName for remote files in Windows. |
| Returns file:/path/databaseName for local and remote files in the Mac OS. |
| Returns fmnet:/networkaddress/databaseName for FileMaker Pro networked files. |
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