Monkeybread Xojo (Real Studio) plugin - Special Folders

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CreatePrinterDescriptionFolderMBS(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 = CreatePrinterDescriptionFolderMBS(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 PrinterDescriptionFolder function.

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CreatePrinterDriverFolderMBS(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 = CreatePrinterDriverFolderMBS(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 PrinterDriverFolder function.

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CreatePrintersFolderMBS(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 = CreatePrintersFolderMBS(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 PrintersFolder function.

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CreatePrintingPlugInsFolderMBS(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 = CreatePrintingPlugInsFolderMBS(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 PrintingPlugInsFolder function.

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CreatePrintMonitorDocsFolderMBS(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 = CreatePrintMonitorDocsFolderMBS(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 PrintMonitorDocsFolder function.

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CreatePrivateFrameworksFolderMBS(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 = CreatePrivateFrameworksFolderMBS(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 PrivateFrameworksFolder function.

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CreatePublicFolderMBS(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 = CreatePublicFolderMBS(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 PublicFolder function.

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CreateQuickTimeComponentsFolderMBS(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 = CreateQuickTimeComponentsFolderMBS(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 QuickTimeComponentsFolder function.

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CreateQuickTimeExtensionsFolderMBS(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 = CreateQuickTimeExtensionsFolderMBS(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 QuickTimeExtensionsFolder function.

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CreateRecentApplicationsFolderMBS(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 = CreateRecentApplicationsFolderMBS(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 RecentApplicationsFolder function.

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CreateRecentDocumentsFolderMBS(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 = CreateRecentDocumentsFolderMBS(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 RecentDocumentsFolder function.

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CreateRecentServersFolderMBS(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 = CreateRecentServersFolderMBS(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.
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 RecentServersFolder function.

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CreateScriptingAdditionsFolderMBS(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 = CreateScriptingAdditionsFolderMBS(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 ScriptingAdditionsFolder function.

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CreateScriptsFolderMBS(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 = CreateScriptsFolderMBS(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 ScriptsFolder function.

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CreateSharedLibrariesFolderMBS(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 = CreateSharedLibrariesFolderMBS(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 SharedLibrariesFolder function.

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CreateSharedUserDataFolderMBS(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 = CreateSharedUserDataFolderMBS(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 SharedUserDataFolder function.

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CreateShutdownFolderMBS(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 = CreateShutdownFolderMBS(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 ShutdownFolder function.

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CreateShutdownItemsDisabledFolderMBS(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 = CreateShutdownItemsDisabledFolderMBS(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 ShutdownItemsDisabledFolder function.

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CreateSoundSetsFolderMBS(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 = CreateSoundSetsFolderMBS(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 SoundSetsFolder function.

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CreateSpeakableItemsFolderMBS(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 = CreateSpeakableItemsFolderMBS(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 SpeakableItemsFolder function.

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CreateSpeechFolderMBS(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 = CreateSpeechFolderMBS(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 SpeechFolder function.

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