Get(PreferencesPath) function

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Get(PreferencesPath) function

Format


Get(PreferencesPath)

Parameter

None

Data type returned

text

Description

Returns the path to the preferences and default options folder for the current user. In Windows, the path format is /Drive:/Documents and Settings/UserName/Local Settings/Application Data/. In the Mac OS, the path format is /DriveName/Users/UserName/Library/Preferences/.

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/Local Settings/Application Data/ for a user named John Smith in Windows.

Returns /MacintoshHD/Users/John Smith/Library/Preferences/ for a user named John Smith in the Mac OS.

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