or alternatively you can type the variable directly in the text box used to specify the path for the document or library. Beyond the list of variables displayed in the Path Variable menu you can also specify a Windows Environment Variables name.
Path Variables |
Version 7.0, 9.0 |
Path Variables(s) are used for specifying Document, Library and External Tools in a dynamic manner. Path Variable has the format $(PathVariableName), where PathVariableName can be one of the items displayed in the Path Variable menu that can be opened by the right arrow button or alternatively you can type the variable directly in the text box used to specify the path for the document or library. Beyond the list of variables displayed in the Path Variable menu you can also specify a Windows Environment Variables name.
The following arguments represent the predefined Path Variable variables:
|
Name |
Argument |
Result Example |
Description |
|
ATEasy Drive |
$(ATEasyDrive) |
C: |
ATEasy installation drive |
|
ATEasy Folder |
$(ATEasyDir) |
C:\Program Files (x86)\ATEasy |
ATEasy installation folder |
|
Program Files Folder |
$(ProgramFiles) |
C:\Program Files (x86) |
Windows Program Files folder |
|
Windows Drive |
$(WindowsDrive) |
C: |
Windows drive |
|
Windows Folder |
$(WindowsDir) |
C:\Windows |
Windows folder |
|
Windows System Folder |
$(WindowsSystem) |
C:\Windows\System32 |
Windows System folder |
|
Workspace Drive |
$(WorkspaceDrive) |
C: |
Current workspace drive |
|
Workspace Folder |
$(WorkspaceDir) |
C:\Program Files (x86)\ATEasy 9.0\Examples |
Current workspace folder |
|
Workspace Base File Name |
$(WorkspaceFileBase) |
Examples |
Current workspace file base name (no file extension) |
|
Project Drive |
$(ProjectDrive) |
C: |
Current project drive |
|
Project Folder |
$(ProjectDir) |
C:\Program Files (x86)\Examples |
Current Project folder |
|
Project Base File Name |
$(ProjectFileBase) |
Language |
Current project file name |
|
Project File Name Extension |
$(ProjectFileExt) |
prj |
Current project file extension |
|
Project Target Drive |
$(AppDrive) |
C: |
Current project target file drive. See in the Project Properties - Project page |
|
Project Target Folder |
$(AppDir) |
C:\Program Files (x86)\Examples |
Current project target file folder. See in the Project Properties - Project page |
|
Project Target Base File Name |
$(AppFileBase) |
Language |
Current project target base filename. See in the Project Properties - Project page |
|
Project Target File Extension |
$(AppFileExtr) |
exe |
Current project target file extension. See in the Project Properties - Project page |
|
Item Drive |
$(ItemDrive) |
C: |
Current file drive |
|
Item Folder |
$(ItemDir) |
C:\Program Files (x86)\Examples |
Current (selected object document) file folder |
|
Item Base File Name |
$(ItemFileBase) |
language |
Current (selected object document) base file name |
|
Item File Extension |
$(ItemFileExt) |
prg |
Current (selected object document) file extension |
|
Current Text |
$(CurText) |
while |
Current (selected object) text |
|
Environment Variable |
$(USERNAME) |
rony |
Windows Environment Variable, to see the current list, open the Windows command prompt and type 'set' |
|
Path Variable Expression |
Result Example |
|
$(ATEasyDir)\Examples\Examples.wsp |
C:\Program Files (x86)\Examples\Examples.wsp |
|
.\$(ProjectFileBase).prg |
.\Language.prg |
|
$(ItemDir)\$(ItemFileBase).pgt |
C:\Program Files (x86)\Examples\Language.pgt |
|
$(SystemRoot)\Notepad.exe |
C:\Windows\Notepad.exe ( assuming SystemRoot environment variable is C:\Windows) |
|
$(UserProfile)\Documents\MySetting.ini |
C:\Users\RonY\Documents\MySetting.ini |
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