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ACF Library

GetPlatformString

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Description: Get Mac or Windows string dependent of plattform it is run on

FileMaker Prototype: 

Set Variable [$res; ACFU_GetPlatformString( string_MacString;  string_WinString)]

Category: BOOTSTRAP

NOTE: The bootstrap library comes preloaded in the plugin. Read more

Function source:

/* To Simplify the use of alternate strings on Mac and Windows
   Example using the above function from a FM Calculation to work on both platforms
   (Shown using hard coded strings, but normally one would use fields from preference table): 
   ACFU_BSBO_SaveDocumentDesktop ( ACFU_GetPlatformString ( "vArchive:myDocArchive"; "\\192.168.1.20\vArchive\myDocArchive"); "Customers/11213/Contract.docx"; "Customer 11213 Contract" ) 

*/
function GetPlatformString ( string MacString, string WinString ) 
   FunctionID 232; 
   if ( isWindows ) then
      return WinString; 
   else
      return MacString; 
   end if
end

The GetPlatformString function returns either a Mac string on MacOS clients, or a Windows string on Windows clients. It can be used to retrieve platform dependant configurations without need to check the system plattform.

Example

Set Variable [$$Config; ACFU_GetPlatformString( Preferences::MacConfig;  Preferences::WinConfig)]

The function returns either MacConfig or WinConfig from the Preferences table dependant of what plattform it is executed from.

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