PathToFolder ( Folder , Type )

Returns the path for the common places in FileMaker

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Ibrahim Bittar Torres - Show more from this author
Eikonsys, S.A. de C.V.
http://www.eikonsys.com

Sample input:

PathToFolder ( "Docs" , 1 )

PathToFolder ( "Docs" , 0 )

Sample output:

filemac:/Ibrahim HD/Users/ibrahim/Documents/

/Users/ibrahim/Documents/

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Let ( Platform = Case ( Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform ) ) = 1 and Type = 1 ; "filemac:" ; 
                                   Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform ) ) = 2 and Type = 1 ; "filewin:" ) ; 

Case ( //full path with drive symbol and backslash. Good for MS-DOS paths
          Type = 2 and Folder = "Desktop" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( DesktopPath ) ; Substitute ( Right ( Get ( DesktopPath ) ; Length ( Get ( DesktopPath ) ) - 1 ) ; "/" ; Char ( 92 ) ) ) ; 
          Type = 2 and Folder = "Temp" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( TemporaryPath ) ; Substitute ( Right ( Get ( TemporaryPath ) ; Length ( Get ( TemporaryPath ) ) - 1 ) ; "/" ; Char ( 92 ) ) ) ;  
          Type = 2 and Folder = "FM" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; Substitute ( Right ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; Length ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ) - 1 ) ; "/" ; Char ( 92 ) ) ) ;  
          Type = 2 and Folder = "Docs" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; Substitute ( Right ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; Length ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ) - 1 ) ; "/" ; Char ( 92 ) ) ) ;  


          //full path with drive symbol and backslash. Good for MS-DOS paths

          Type = 3 and Folder = "Desktop" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( DesktopPath ) ; Right ( Get ( DesktopPath ) ; Length ( Get ( DesktopPath ) ) - 1 ) ) ; 
          Type = 3 and Folder = "Temp" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( TemporaryPath ) ; Right ( Get ( TemporaryPath ) ; Length ( Get ( TemporaryPath ) ) - 1 ) ) ;  
          Type = 3 and Folder = "FM" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; Right ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; Length ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ) - 1 ) ) ;  
          Type = 3 and Folder = "Docs" ; If ( Platform = "filemac:" ; Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; Right ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; Length ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ) - 1 ) ) ;  

          //full path with filemac or filewin. Good for filemaker paths

          Type = 1 and Folder = "Desktop" ; Platform & Get ( DesktopPath ) ; 
          Type = 1 and Folder = "Temp" ; Platform & Get ( TemporaryPath ) ; 
          Type = 1 and Folder = "FM" ; Platform & Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; 
          Type = 1 and Folder = "Docs" ; Platform & Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; 

          //full path without drive symbol. Good for Unix paths

          Type = 0 and Folder = "Desktop" ; Right ( Get ( DesktopPath ) ; Length ( Get ( DesktopPath ) ) - Position ( Get ( DesktopPath ) ; "/" ; 2 ; 1 ) + 1 ) ; 
          Type = 0 and Folder = "Temp" ; Right ( Get ( TemporaryPath ) ; Length ( Get ( TemporaryPath ) ) - Position ( Get ( TemporaryPath ) ; "/" ; 2 ; 1 ) + 1 ) ; 
          Type = 0 and Folder = "FM" ; Right ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; Length ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ) - Position ( Get ( FileMakerPath ) ; "/" ; 2 ; 1 ) + 1 ) ; 
          Type = 0 and Folder = "Docs" ; Right ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; Length ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ) - Position ( Get ( DocumentsPath ) ; "/" ; 2 ; 1 ) + 1 ) ) )

This function is meant to save a lot of typing.

During development we need to get the path to a certain folder. If you are working with plugins for web services or ScriptMaster, chances are that you need to strip the hard drive name and this means a lot of typing (see function above).

With this simple function all you have to do is to specify which folder you want the path for and say if you want the "full" path (with filemac or filewin) to use with Export or the "short" path to use with plugins like ScriptMaster.

It admits four possible parameters:

Desktop -> Returns Get ( DesktopPath )
Temp -> Returns Get ( TemporaryPath )
FM -> Returns Get ( FileMakerPath )
Docs -> Returns Get ( DocumentsPath )

Enjoy!.

Comments

		Denis, NYC Dec 1, 2012
This is interesting, But you're not explaining which parameters you need for the function.

		Ibrahim Bittar Bittar, LeÃ³n Dec 1, 2012
The four posible parameters are Desktop, Temp, FMI and Docs.

		William Best, Seattle Dec 24, 2012
/* _Folder2(Folder,Type) where Folder is one of Desktop, Temp, FM, Docs Type=0: without diskname Type=1: with diskname Author: Ibrahim Bittar Torres, Eikonsys, S.A. de C.V. http://www.eikonsys.com http://www.briandunning.com/cf/1506 */ Let( [ filesys=Case(Type=1;Case(Get(SystemPlatform)=1;"filemac:";"filewin:")); param="Â¶DesktopÂ¶TempÂ¶FMÂ¶Docs"; selected=PatternCount(Left(param;Position(param;Folder;1;1));"Â¶"); all=Get ( DesktopPath ) & Â¶ & Get ( TemporaryPath ) & Â¶ & Get ( FileMakerPath ) & Â¶ & Get ( DocumentsPath ); path=GetValue(all;selected) ]; filesys & Case(Type; path; Right ( path; Length ( path ) - Position ( path; "/" ; 2 ; 1 ) + 1 )) )

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PathToFolder ( Folder , Type )

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