address

Type

property

Summary

Reports the name of the system the application is running on.

Syntax

get the address

Description

Use the address property to find out the path to the application, or the name of the system.

For example, if LiveCode is running on a Mac OS system named "Heliand", and the LiveCode folder is located on a volume called "Fnord", its address property is Heliand:/Fnord/LiveCode/LiveCode.

On Unix systems, the computer's name is its domain name. On Mac OS systems, the name is the one set in the File Sharing control panel.

Examples

put the address into myAddress

put last item of the address into theAppName

Value

Name	Type	Description
value		The address reports the computer's name, a colon, and the path to the application. The address property is read-only and cannot be set.

Related

command: send to program

glossary: property, application, domain name, Mac OS, file path, read-only

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile