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FMPathToSystemPath ( FPath )

Converts a FileMaker filepath to a system filepath

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Kris Weyling - Show more from this author Digital Fusion Ltd. http://teamdf.com

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/* FMPathToSystemPath - Written by Kris Weyling, 25 Jan 2018 Converts a FileMaker filepath to a system filepath Parameters: FPath: The FM filepath to be converted */ Case ( Get ( SystemPlatform ) = 1 ; Right ( FPath ; Length ( FPath ) - Position ( FPath ; "/" ; 2 ; 1 ) + 1 ) ; Abs ( Get ( SystemPlatform ) ) = 2 ; Right ( FPath ; Length ( FPath ) - 1 ) ; FPath ) Click to copy

Converts a FM file-path to a system file-path, wrote it so I had an easy adaptor to plug filepaths into for use with BaseElements file functions

 

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		colin Feb 26, 2018
Thank you for this. Please note there is a bug. for windows: ABS (Get ( SystemPlatform )) = 2

		Kris, Christchurch Feb 27, 2018
You're absolutely right, thanks for pointing that out :)

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