Monkeybread Xojo (Real Studio) plugin - Special Folders

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CreateColorSyncFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateColorSyncFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ColorSyncFolder function.

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CreateColorSyncProfilesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateColorSyncProfilesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ColorSyncProfilesFolder function.

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CreateColorSyncScriptingFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateColorSyncScriptingFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ColorSyncScriptingFolder function.

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CreateComponentsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateComponentsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ComponentsFolder function.

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CreateContextualMenuItemsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateContextualMenuItemsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ContextualMenuItemsFolder function.

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CreateControlPanelDisabledFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateControlPanelDisabledFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ControlPanelDisabledFolder function.

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CreateControlPanelFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateControlPanelFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ControlPanelFolder function.

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CreateControlStripModulesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateControlStripModulesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the ControlStripModulesFolder function.

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CreateCoreServicesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateCoreServicesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the CoreServicesFolder function.

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CreateCurrentUserFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateCurrentUserFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the CurrentUserFolder function.

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CreateCurrentUserRemoteFolderLocationFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateCurrentUserRemoteFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the CurrentUserRemoteFolder function.

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CreateCurrentUserRemoteFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateCurrentUserRemoteFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the CurrentUserRemoteFolder function.

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CreateDesktopFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDesktopFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the SpecialFolder.Desktop function.

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CreateDesktopPicturesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDesktopPicturesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DesktopPicturesFolder function.

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CreateDeveloperApplicationsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin	3.4	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: The developer application folder.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDeveloperApplicationsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DeveloperApplicationsFolderMBS function.

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CreateDeveloperDocsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDeveloperDocsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DeveloperDocsFolder function.

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CreateDeveloperFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDeveloperFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DeveloperFolder function.

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CreateDeveloperHelpFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDeveloperHelpFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DeveloperHelpFolder function.

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CreateDictionariesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin	3.4	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: The folder for the dictionaries.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDictionariesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DictionariesFolderMBS function.

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CreateDirectoryServicesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDirectoryServicesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DirectoryServicesFolder function.

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CreateDirectoryServicesPlugInsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDirectoryServicesPlugInsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DirectoryServicesPlugInsFolder function.

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CreateDisplayExtensionsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin		Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns a folderitem to this folder if it exists on that system.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateDisplayExtensionsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the DisplayExtensionsFolder function.

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CreateLogsFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin	3.4	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: The log files folder.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreateLogsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the LogsFolderMBS function.

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CreatePreferencePanesFolderMBS(domain as Integer) as folderitem

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
global method	Special Folders	MBS Util Plugin	3.4	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: The preferences panes folder.
Example:

const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = CreatePreferencePanesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)

Notes:
If this folder is supported by the operation system version, the folder is created and returned. If the folder could not be created or is not supported, nil is returned. If the folder allready exists, it is just returned.
Note that not every folder exists on every Mac OS Version!
The codes for domain are (The Demo includes a module for these):

-32768	On System Disk
-32767	On Appropriate Disk
-32766	System Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the folder /System.
-32765	Local Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32764	Network Domain (on Netbooting for example)
-32763	User Domain, on Mac OS X mostly inside the users folder.
-32762	Classic Domain, the current used Classic System folder.

Also take a look on the PreferencePanesFolderMBS function.

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