home folder

Typeproperty
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
the home folder
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)

Introduced5.0.2
OSmac, windows, linux, ios
Platformsdesktop, mobile
Example
get the home folder
put the home folder & "/Projects" into tUserProjectsFolder
RelatedProperty: engine folder, documents folder, desktop folder, temporary folder
Function: specialFolderPath
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.