<doc>
  <legacy_id>1389</legacy_id>
  <name>address</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>get the address</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>The System Environment</category>
    <category>Networks &amp; Communication</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="send to program">send to program Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
    <changed version="1.1"></changed>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Reports the name of the system the <glossary tag="application">application</glossary> is running on.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>put the address into myAddress</example>
    <example>put last item of the address into theAppName</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>address</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to find out the path to the <glossary tag="application">application</glossary>, or the name of the system.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>address</b> reports the computer's name, a colon, and the <glossary tag="file path">path</glossary> to the <glossary tag="application">application</glossary>.</p><p/><p>The <b>address</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is <href tag="../glossary/readdashonly.xml">read-only</href> and cannot be set.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>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 <b>address</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is<code> Heliand:/Fnord/LiveCode/LiveCode</code>.</p><p/><p>On Unix systems, the computer's name is its <glossary tag="domain name">domain name</glossary>. On <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS systems</glossary>, the name is the one set in the File Sharing control panel.</p><p/><p><b>Changes:</b></p><p>Support for AppleTalk zone addresses on Mac OS systems was removed in version 1.1. In previous versions, the <b>address</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> reported the <glossary tag="application">application's</glossary> AppleTalk address, including its zone.</p>
  </description>
</doc>