Want to get saved file location.

[Genelia]

Dear All,

I am working on file in which for "export field contents"Script step i have given hardcoded path in Path which is stored in variable.

Problem is come when i export the field contents and its save data in Filemaker folder where filemaker is installed .

Is there anyway to find out location of your export field content data .means where your export content is save?

For example i use 1 variable name $Path and give my hardcoded path into that variable and in "Export field content" Script step i have given that $Path variable in Path of Export filed content script step..Now is there anyway of finding out where that Export field content is save .----Is it your given Path or in Filemaker folder?

[Vaughan]

Problem is come when i export the field contents and its save data in Filemaker folder where filemaker is installed.

Not a good idea saving to the FileMaker folder.

Only save files to the temporary folder or the documents folder, and maybe the desktop folder. These are the only folders that the user will have privileges to write to. Any other folder including the FileMaker application folder will probably be read-only, especially in a corporate environment where the user does not have admin privileges to the computer.

FMP has functions that return the path for desktop, documents and temporary folder.

[Genelia]

You are not getting my point.when we give path in export filed content and if that given path is not valid then by default Export field content data saves in filemaker application folder.you can try this by giving wrong path in variable with save_filename and put this variable into Export field content then it will automatically save your content in Filemaker Folder.

Like in $path set Filemac://Users/Public/Me/abc.txt path in it.

when you will give this $path in Export field content then it will save in Filemaker Folder.

My problem is starts from here it saves data into Filemaker folder and i thought it saved in my given path location...it dont give error message.

[Vaughan]

Post the exact script steps you are using.

[Genelia]

You are not getting my point.when we give path in export filed content and if that given path is not valid then by default Export field content data saves in filemaker application folder.you can try this by giving wrong path in variable with save_filename and put this variable into Export field content then it will automatically save your content in Filemaker Folder.

Like in $path set Filemac://Users/Public/Me/abc.txt path in it.

when you will give this $path in Export field content then it will save in Filemaker Folder.

My problem is starts from here it saves data into Filemaker folder and i thought it saved in my given path location...it dont give error message.

Genelia..

[comment]

if that given path is not valid then by default Export field content data saves in filemaker application folder.

That's not my experience at all. If the path is not valid, you should get an error message "abc.txt could not be created on this disk. …".

Moreover, the path you mention:

Filemac://Users/Public/Me/abc.txt

is not a valid Filemaker path. An absolute path should look like this:

"filemac:/YourVolumeName/Users/Public/Me/abc.txt"

Check carefully what is stored in your export script step, besides the $path.

[Genelia]

Ok thanks.

but it is very strange for me when i again checked the path then it took "filemac:/ Macintosh HD/Users/admin/....."

when i put these 2 spaces before Macintosh HD it started to work correctly.Anyway i have sorted out the problem.but why there are 2 spaces before the Macintosh HD Path? i dont know the answer.

Thanks,

[comment]

Perhaps your hard disk is actually named " Macintosh HD"?