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    Question MyDocs path...? (RESOLVED)

    How to know My Documents path on Windows XP?

    Thanks.
    Last edited by AlvaroF1; May 7th, 2003 at 10:54 PM.

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    Go to http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/
    And look at the SHGetFolderPath API.
    Last edited by PhilRob56; Dec 13th, 2002 at 08:57 AM.
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    VB Code:
    1. Const CSIDL_DESKTOP = &H0
    2. Const CSIDL_PROGRAMS = &H2
    3. Const CSIDL_CONTROLS = &H3
    4. Const CSIDL_PRINTERS = &H4
    5. Const CSIDL_PERSONAL = &H5
    6. Const CSIDL_FAVORITES = &H6
    7. Const CSIDL_STARTUP = &H7
    8. Const CSIDL_RECENT = &H8
    9. Const CSIDL_SENDTO = &H9
    10. Const CSIDL_BITBUCKET = &HA
    11. Const CSIDL_STARTMENU = &HB
    12. Const CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY = &H10
    13. Const CSIDL_DRIVES = &H11
    14. Const CSIDL_NETWORK = &H12
    15. Const CSIDL_NETHOOD = &H13
    16. Const CSIDL_FONTS = &H14
    17. Const CSIDL_TEMPLATES = &H15
    18. Const MAX_PATH = 260
    19. Private Type SH_ITEMID
    20.     cb As Long
    21.     abID As Byte
    22. End Type
    23. Private Type ITEMIDLIST
    24.     mkid As SH_ITEMID
    25. End Type
    26. Private Declare Function ShellAbout Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellAboutA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal szApp As String, ByVal szOtherStuff As String, ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long
    27. Private Declare Function SHGetSpecialFolderLocation Lib "shell32.dll" (ByVal hwndOwner As Long, ByVal nFolder As Long, pidl As ITEMIDLIST) As Long
    28. Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String) As Long
    29. Private Sub Form_Load()
    30.     'KPD-Team 1998
    31.     'URL: [url]http://www.allapi.net/[/url]
    32.     'E-Mail: [email][email protected][/email]
    33.     'Show an about window
    34.     ShellAbout Me.hWnd, App.Title, "Created by the KPD-Team 1999", ByVal 0&
    35.     'Set the graphical mode to persistent
    36.     Me.AutoRedraw = True
    37.     'Print the folders to the form
    38.     Me.Print "Start menu folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_STARTMENU)
    39.     Me.Print "Favorites folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_FAVORITES)
    40.     Me.Print "Programs folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_PROGRAMS)
    41.     Me.Print "Desktop folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_DESKTOP)
    42. End Sub
    43. Private Function GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL As Long) As String
    44.     Dim r As Long
    45.     Dim IDL As ITEMIDLIST
    46.     'Get the special folder
    47.     r = SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(100, CSIDL, IDL)
    48.     If r = NOERROR Then
    49.         'Create a buffer
    50.         Path$ = Space$(512)
    51.         'Get the path from the IDList
    52.         r = SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal IDL.mkid.cb, ByVal Path$)
    53.         'Remove the unnecessary chr$(0)'s
    54.         GetSpecialfolder = Left$(Path, InStr(Path, Chr$(0)) - 1)
    55.         Exit Function
    56.     End If
    57.     GetSpecialfolder = ""
    58. End Function

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