user name

[tonyrueb]

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

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

[wossname]

Environment.UserName


Why don't people ever use MSDN?

[tonyrueb]

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

[DevGrp]

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

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

[Daywalker46410]

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.