Filemaker Pro 8.5 Educational Maintenance T0 TJ087LL/A User Manual

Product codes
TJ087LL/A
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82     FileMaker Functions Reference
Description
Returns the path to the folder of the currently running copy of FileMaker Pro. In Windows, 
the path format is /Drive:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Pro 8.5/. In the Mac OS, the 
path format is /DriveName/Applications/FileMaker Pro 8.5/.
Note  
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running 
 in client/server and 
peer-to-peer environments.
Examples
Returns 
/C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Pro 8.5/
 in Windows.
Returns 
/MacintoshHD/Applications/FileMaker Pro 8.5/
 in the Mac OS.
Get(FileName)
Format
Get(FileName)
Parameter
None
Data type returned
text
Description
Returns the name of the currently active 
Notes
If the current calculation is stored and you specify it
evaluated based on that context; otherwise, it will be evaluated based on the context 
of the current window.
See FileMaker Pro help for information about running 
 in client/server and 
peer-to-peer environments.
Example
Returns 
Contacts
 when Contacts is the active file.
Get(FilePath)
Format
Get(FilePath)