user name

Is there a way that I can get the directory name of the user name? I know that if you want the windows folder you use %system directory% can I do that for a user? This is my code

VB Code:

Private Sub brnCleanAll_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles brnCleanAll.Click
        Dim DirInfo As New IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\Documents and Settings\tony\Cookies") 'file path
        Dim filesCompleat As Integer ' number of times it went through a loop
        PB1.Maximum = 'number of files
 
        For Each File As IO.FileInfo In DirInfo.GetFiles("*.txt")
            File.Delete() 'deletes text files
            PB1.Maximum += 1
        Next
 
    End Sub

I also need to know how I can find the total number of files before the loop starts

Environment.UserName :rolleyes:


Why don't people ever use MSDN?

In not all cases that will work. On a dual boot computer with like 2000 and xp they both use the same folder so if you had 2 users one on 2000 and one on xp both named Tony one user will be some like tonyComputerName just so you know for further reference and thanks for the help

If all you are trying to do is get the users cookie directory. Try this

VB Code:

MessageBox.Show(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Cookies).ToString())

Not entirely sure if this is what you're asking or not. What I have done in the past is used the Application.UserAppDataPath and then split the returned value into a string array with the backslash character as a delimiter. The second member of the array should contain the username as it appears in the domain or workgroup.