Probably the easiest way is to query the registry and grab it from there.

It looks like 
Hkey_Current_User\Volatile Environment has an "APPDATA" value that will get
you in the ballpark.

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Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity
Atlanta, GA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Morgan, Joshua [mailto:JMorgan@;SCSDB.k12.sc.us] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 3:21 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: My Documents
> 
> 
> I'm trying to write some scripts for my Windows 98 and 
> Windows 95 users to
> copy their My Documents Directory to a network share.
> 
> Question is there a way to call the My Documents directory 
> without knowing
> the path?
> Example %computername% calls the local computer name 
>         %username% calls the current user 
> 
> Is there an example like this for the My Documents directory
> If not is there a way to set it programmatically
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Joshua Morgan
> Network Engineer
> South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
> Phone: (864) 577-7548
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