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Get(DocumentsPath) Purpose Returns the path to the Documents folder for the current user. Format Get(DocumentsPath) Parameters None Data type returned text Originated in FileMaker Pro 8.0 Description In Windows, the path format is /Drive:/Users/UserName/Documents/. In OS X, the path format is /DriveName/Users/username/Documents/. When running on FileMaker Server, Get(DocumentsPath) returns the location of the Documents folder, which is in the same folder as the server's Backups, Databases, and Scripts folders. The Documents folder is used as a shared location that scripts from different sessions or other processes on the machine can use to import or export files. For more information, see FileMaker Server Help. Notes • In FileMaker WebDirect, this function is not supported and always an empty string. • For information on how functions evaluate differently on the host versus the client, search the FileMaker Knowledge Base available at http://help.filemaker.com. Examples For FileMaker Pro, for a user named John Smith, returns: /C:/Users/John Smith/Documents/ in Windows. /Macintosh HD/Users/johnsmith/Documents/ in OS X For FileMaker Server, returns: /C:/Program Files/FileMaker/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents in Windows Vista. /Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Documents in OS X Related topics Functions reference (category list) Functions reference (alphabetical list) About formulas About functions Defining calculation fields Using operators in formulas Get(DocumentsPathListing) function