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Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = InternetSearchSitesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = InternetSitesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = ISSDownloadsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = KernelExtensionsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = KeychainFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = LauncherItemsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = LocalesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
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 |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = LogsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = MacOSReadMesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = MIDIDriversFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = ModemScriptsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = MovieDocumentsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = MultiprocessingFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = MusicDocumentsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = OpenDocEditorsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = OpenDocFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = OpenDocLibrariesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = OpenDocShellPlugInsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = PictureDocumentsFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
As there is no such folder on Mac OS Classic, you always get nil there.
Some examples using this method:
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 |
Example:
const kUserDomain = -32763
dim f as folderitem = PreferencePanesFolderMBS(kUserDomain)
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. |
Some examples using this method:
Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Console & Web | iOS |
global method | Special Folders | MBS Util Plugin | Yes | No | No | Yes, macOS only | No |
Example:
dim f as folderitem
f=preferencesFolderMBS(-32763)
if f=nil then // On Windows always nil
f=applicationsupportFolderMBS(-32763)
end if
msgBox f.absolutePath
// example output:
// "Mac OS X:Users:cs:Library:Preferences:" on Mac OS X
// "Mac OS 9:Systemordner:Preferences" on a german Mac OS 9
// "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Christian\Anwendungsdaten\" on a german Windows XP.
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. |
Some examples using this method:
The items on this page are in the following plugins: MBS Util Plugin.
Links
MBS FileMaker tutorial videos