desktop folder

Type

property

Summary

Returns the path to the current user's desktop folder.

Syntax

the desktop folder

Description

Returns the full path to the current user's desktop folder.

The documents folder property returns the path to the user's desktop folder.

This property is read only and is equivalent to the specialFolderPath("desktop") function.

Examples

get the desktop folder

put the desktop folder & "/log.txt" into tLogFile

Related

function: specialFolderPath

property: engine folder, documents folder, home folder, temporary folder

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 5.0.2

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop