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4D v20.6
File and Folder

File and Folder 

 

Constant  Type Value Comment
fk alias link  Longint 0

Alias link (macOS only)(default)

fk applications folder  Longint 116  
fk data folder  Longint 9

Associated filesystem: "/DATA"

fk database folder  Longint 4

Associated filesystem: "/PACKAGE"

fk desktop folder  Longint 115  
fk documents folder  Longint 117

Document folder of the user

fk home folder  Longint 118

Current home folder of the user (usually "/Users/<username>/")

fk ignore invisible  Longint 8

Invisible files or folders are not listed

fk licenses folder  Longint 1

Folder containing the machine's 4D license files

fk logs folder  Longint 7

Associated filesystem: "/LOGS"

fk mobileApps folder  Longint 10

Associated filesystem: "/DATA"

fk overwrite  Longint 4

Overwrite existing elements, if any

fk platform path  Longint 1

Path expressed with a platform-specific syntax (mandatory in case of platform pathname)

fk posix path  Longint 0

Path expressed with POSIX syntax (default)

fk recursive  Longint 1

The collection contains files or folders of the specified folder and its subfolders.

fk remote database folder  Longint 3

4D database folder created on each 4D remote machine

fk resources folder  Longint 6

Associated filesystem: "/RESOURCES"

fk symbolic link  Longint 1

Symbolic link (macOS only)

fk system folder  Longint 100  
fk user preferences folder  Longint 0

4D folder that stores user preference files within the <userName> directory.

fk web root folder  Longint 8

Current Web root folder of the database: if within the package "/PACKAGE/path", otherwise full path



See also 

4D Environment
File
Folder

 
PROPERTIES 

Product: 4D
Theme: List of constant themes

 
HISTORY 

Created: 4D v17 R5

 
ARTICLE USAGE

4D Language Reference ( 4D v20)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v20.1)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v20.2)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v20.3)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v20.4)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v20.5)
4D Language Reference ( 4D v20.6)