Returns the names of the Visual FoxPro and Visual Studio directories.
Syntax
HOME([nLocation])
Returns
Character
Settings
nLocation
Specifies that HOME( ) returns the name of a specific Visual FoxPro or Visual Studio directory. Note that omitting nLocation is identical to HOME(0).
The following table lists the values for nLocation and the directory the HOME( ) returns. The directories listed below assume that you chose the default installation directory when you installed Visual FoxPro or Visual Studio.
| nLocation | Directory |
| 0 or omitted | The directory from which Visual FoxPro was started. |
| 1 | The Visual FoxPro installation root directory. |
| 2 | The directory containing the Visual FoxPro samples. This directory is identical to the samples directory in the _SAMPLES system variable. |
| 3 | The Visual Studio Common directory. |
| 4 | The Visual Studio Common\Graphics directory. |
| 5 | The Visual Studio and MSDN samples directory. |
| 6 | The Visual Studio Common\Tools directory. |
Remarks
HOME( ) is similar to SYS(2004) and is provided for compatibility with dBASE IV.