Thursday, January 20, 2011
Tip of the Day: Capturing Common Operating System Folders
Does your application require the ability to send output to a User's
directory, only the network contains several different operating
systems?
Perhaps the application must add a Favorite to the Internet Explorer
menu bar. Or, it is needed that a specific Font be verified?
Access to the all operating system specific common folders like the
My Documents, Windows, and System folders are easily accessible using
the latest GetCommonFolder Plugin that is part of the R:BASE Plugin
Power Pack 9.0/9.1.
The GetCommonFolder Plugin is used to capture fifty (50) of the most
common operating system folders used frequently by applications, but
which may not have the same name or location on any given system.
Syntax:
PLUGIN GetCommonFolder vFolder|FolderType
Where:
vFolder is the variable to return the text value of a given common
operating system folder.
FolderType is the name of the specific common folder type.
Examples:
--The following return the Common Programs folder
PLUGIN GetCommonFolder vValue|COMMON_PROGRAMS
SET VAR vResult = 'COMMON_PROGRAMS : ' + vValue; WRITE .vResult
COMMON_PROGRAMS : C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs
--The following return the Windows folder
PLUGIN GetCommonFolder vValue|WINDOWS
SET VAR vResult = 'WINDOWS : ' + vValue; WRITE .vResult
WINDOWS : C:\Windows
--The following return the System folder
PLUGIN GetCommonFolder vValue|SYSTEM
SET VAR vResult = 'SYSTEM : ' + vValue; WRITE .vResult
SYSTEM : C:\Windows\system32
--The following return the Program Files folder
PLUGIN GetCommonFolder vValue|PROGRAM_FILES
SET VAR vResult = 'PROGRAM_FILES : ' + vValue; WRITE .vResult
PROGRAM_FILES : C:\Program Files (x86)
In addition to a library of R:BASE Plugins, GetCommonFolder is included
with the latest version of the R:BASE Plugin Power Pack 9.0/9.1.
R:BASE Plugin Power Pack Online Help Manual:
http://www.rbase.com/products/PluginPowerPack90
The updated R:BASE Plugin Power Pack files are available free of charge
to existing users of the R:BASE Plugin Power Pack 9.0.
mailto:[email protected]?subject=PluginPowerPack_Update
Special upgrade pricing is available to existing users of the R:BASE
Plugin Power Pack for versions 7.6 and Turbo V-8.
mailto:[email protected]?subject=PluginPowerPack_Upgrade
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
A. Razzak Memon
R:BASE Developer and Trainer
Founder, President and CEO
R:BASE Technologies, Inc.
3935 Old William Penn Highway
Murrysville, PA 15668-1854
1+724.733.0053 Phone
1+724.733.0196 Fax
www.rbase.com
