_DIR$
The _DIR$ function returns common paths in Windows only such as My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Desktop.
Syntax
- d$ = _DIR$("folderspecification")
Parameters
- folderspecification may be "desktop", "download", "documents", "music", "video", "pictures", "appdata", "program data", "local data".
- Some variation is accepted for the folder specification:
- MY DOCUMENTS, TEXT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENTS, DOWNLOAD, DOWNLOADS
- MY MUSIC, MUSIC, AUDIO, SOUND, SOUNDS
- MY PICTURES, PICTURE, PICTURES, IMAGE, IMAGES, PHOTO, PHOTOS, DCIM, CAMERA, CAMERA ROLL
- MY VIDEOS, VIDEO, VIDEOS, MOVIE, MOVIES,
- DATA, APPDATA, APPLICATION DATA, PROGRAM DATA, LOCAL DATA, LOCALAPPDATA, LOCAL APPLICATION DATA, LOCAL PROGRAM DATA
Description
- The path returned ends with a backslash (Windows).
- A nonexistent folder specification usually defaults to the Desktop folder path.
- In Linux and macOS the function always returns "./"
Examples
Example: Displaying default paths in Windows only.
PRINT "DESKTOP=" + _DIR$("desktop") PRINT "DOWNLOADS=" + _DIR$("download") PRINT "DOCUMENTS=" + _DIR$("my documents") PRINT "PICTURES=" + _DIR$("pictures") PRINT "MUSIC=" + _DIR$("music") PRINT "VIDEO=" + _DIR$("video") PRINT "APPLICATION DATA=" + _DIR$("data") PRINT "LOCAL APPLICATION DATA=" + _DIR$("local application data"
DESKTOP=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\ DOWNLOADS=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Downloads\ DOCUMENTS=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ PICTURES=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Pictures\ MUSIC=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Music\ VIDEO=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Videos\ APPLICATION DATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\ LOCAL APPLICATION DATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\
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