Hello Marco, If you use the Project Jedi Code Library (www.delphi-jedi.org/) , there are functions within for each of these.
GetProgramFilesFolder returns the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ProgramFilesDir which on my machine contains the value "C:\Program Files" The location of the Start Menu can be found by calling the Win32 API function SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (see the help in Help | Windows SDK). You pass a value to this function indicating which special folder you want to retrieve. the following list came from the help: CSIDL_BITBUCKET Recycle bin � file system directory containing file objects in the user's recycle bin. The location of this directory is not in the registry; it is marked with the hidden and system attributes to prevent the user from moving or deleting it. CSIDL_CONTROLS Control Panel � virtual folder containing icons for the control panel applications. CSIDL_DESKTOP Windows desktop � virtual folder at the root of the name space. CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY File system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop (not to be confused with the desktop folder itself). CSIDL_DRIVES My Computer � virtual folder containing everything on the local computer: storage devices, printers, and Control Panel. The folder may also contain mapped network drives. CSIDL_FONTS Virtual folder containing fonts. CSIDL_NETHOOD File system directory containing objects that appear in the network neighborhood. CSIDL_NETWORK Network Neighborhood � virtual folder representing the top level of the network hierarchy. CSIDL_PERSONAL File system directory that serves as a common respository for documents. CSIDL_PRINTERS Printers folder � virtual folder containing installed printers. CSIDL_PROGRAMS File system directory that contains the user's program groups (which are also file system directories). CSIDL_RECENT File system directory that contains the user's most recently used documents. CSIDL_SENDTO File system directory that contains Send To menu items. CSIDL_STARTMENU File system directory containing Start menu items. CSIDL_STARTUP File system directory that corresponds to the user's Startup program group. CSIDL_TEMPLATES File system directory that serves as a common repository for document templates. Again you could also call the Project Jedi function GetStartupFolder to return this value as well. Hope this helps Scott Kellish SoftSystem Solutions, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marco Congedo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:50 AM Subject: Program files dir > Hello, > > how can an application know at run time the complete path of the "Program files" directory, ( for all languages). > > Also, is there a way to know the path of the start-menu directory where programs shorcuts are installed to be accessible from the START Windows menu? > > Thanks a lot! > > Marco > > > Marco Congedo, PhD > ------------------------------- > INRIA > (National Institute for Research in Informatics and Control) > Grenoble, France > Tel: +33 4 76615409 > Fax: +33 4 76615454 > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] > http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list -> [email protected] http://www.elists.org/mailman/listinfo/delphi
