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Using system folder names

When using folder paths in Axiom features such as the GetDocument function, you can use the folder path as you see it in your system, or you can use the underlying system folder name as defined in the software code. You should use the system folder name if your system is deployed in an environment where users are working in different system languages.

For example, imagine that some of your users work in English, while others work in French. In English systems, the path to a particular folder looks like the following:

If this folder path is used in a GetDocument function, it will not work in French systems because the French system does not have a folder named "Reports Library." Instead, users in French systems see a French language version of this folder name.

To work around this issue, you can use the system folder name instead of the localized folder name. For example, the following path would work in both English and French systems:

Only system-controlled folders such as "Reports Library" are localized and require the system folder name syntax. The parent folder "Axiom" is the same in all system languages. Any subfolders and file names created by the customer—such as the "Budget Reports" subfolder in the example above—are always displayed as they were defined, regardless of the system language.

For the full list of system folder names, see Axiom Software file system.