GetExtensionsPath2 ( )

Replaces the existing function. This version works with newer

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Maarten van 't Hof - Show more from this author
FM-Net

Sample input:

none

Sample output:

/Macintosh HD/Users/maarten/Library/Application Support/FileMaker/Filemaker Pro Advanced/18.0/Extensions/ and /C:/Users/sa_filemaker/AppData/Local/FileMaker/Filemaker Pro Advanced/18.0/Extensions/

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/*
VERSION: 2.0 2020-06-23
PARAMETERS
	none

Based on same function made by Jens Rasmussen in Brian Dunning's Filemaker CustomFunctions 

Addepted to new path style FM16 and up…

M. van 't Hof - Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands. Maarten@fm-net.nl
*/




Let(
[
prefPath = Get( Standaardbestandslocatie );
FMversion = "Filemaker "  & Filter(Get ( ApplicatieVersie );"Pro")&  If (Length(Filter(Get ( ApplicatieVersie );"Advanced"))>0; " " & Filter(Get ( ApplicatieVersie );"Advanced");"");
FMVersionnr = Left(Filter(Get ( ApplicatieVersie );"0123456789");2)&".0" ;
macExtensionPath =
Substitute(
prefPath;
"/Preferences/";
"/Application Support/FileMaker/"& FMVersion&"/"&FMVersionnr&"/Extensions/"
);
winExtensionPath = prefPath & "FileMaker/"& FMVersion&"/"&FMVersionnr&"/Extensions/";
path =
If(
Abs( Get( SysteemPlatform ) ) = 1;
macExtensionPath;
winExtensionPath
)
];
path
)

Claris / Filemaker has changed the way the plugins are placed in the preference directory.
This change is made so it functions with FM16 - 19.

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GetExtensionsPath2 ( )

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