home folder

Type

property

Summary

Returns the path to the current user's home directory(on desktop) or the folder containing the application bundle and its associated data and folders(on iOS)

Syntax

the home folder

Description

Returns the path to the current user's home directory(on desktop) or the folder containing the application bundle and its associated data and folders(on iOS).

On Mac OS X, Windows and Linux systems the home folder property returns the path to the current user's home directory, e.g. "/Users/Fred" or "C:/Documents and Settings/Fred".

On iOS the home folder property returns the path to the (unique) folder containing the application bundle and its associated data and folders.

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

Examples

get the home folder

put the home folder & "/Projects" into tUserProjectsFolder

Related

function: specialFolderPath

property: engine folder, documents folder, desktop folder, temporary folder

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 5.0.2

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

Platforms

desktop

mobile