Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T3 TJ083LL/A User Manual

Product codes
TJ083LL/A
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Chapter 7
  
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  Get functions     101
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.
Get(PrinterName)
Format
Get(PrinterName)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
In Windows, returns a string with each of these entries separated by a comma:
the printer name
the driver name
the name of the printer port
In Mac OS, returns a string with these entries separated by the word 
on
:
the Queue name of the printer (if provided)
the 
 of the printer
If any of this information isn’t available, 
<Unknown>
 is inserted in the result (except for 
Queue name in the Mac OS).
Note  
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running 
 in client/server and 
peer-to-peer environments.
Examples
For Windows:
Returns 
HP LaserJet 4, WINSPOOL, LPT1
.
For Mac OS:
Returns 
24.109.265.43
.