Hi Jim, Are you sure you got the complete link? I just went to the list archives, clicked on the link, and it opened right up in Internet Explorer 10. So I really can't say what the problem is other than when copying it perhaps you didn't get the entire link as it took up two lines.
On 5/15/13, Jim Kitchen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Thomas, > > Thank you, but when I pasted the link into Internet Explorer it came up with > an Internet Explorer error message and when I clicked on the don't send > error report button Internet Explorer closed. > > BFN > > ----- Original Message ----- > Hi Jim, > > Well, that's not quite the way to go about it. I did a quick Google > search, and found a decent article which discusses why you shouldn't > write to your program folder and then tells you have to save to your > user application data folders with code examples. Try this link > > Where should I store my files that my program uses/creates? > http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?564256-Classic-VB-Where-should-I-store-the-files-that-my-program-uses-creates > > As stated this article explains how to do this properly for XP, Vista, > Windows 7, and Windows 8 and gives some code examples. Hope this > helps. :D > > On 5/14/13, Jim Kitchen <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Thomas, >> >> I found that the VB6 change path command chdir does not like the >> %appdata% >> And I am not sure how to get VB6 to ask for it to get the path to write >> the >> game files to. However the below works >> >> Open "c:\kit.bat" For Output As #1 >> Print #1, "cd %appdata%" >> Close #1 >> Shell "c:\kit.bat", 3 >> DoEvents >> G$ = CurDir >> >> So if I am allowed to write that first bat file, g$ would now have the >> path >> to write the game files to. Well I guess that I would first want to >> check >> for and ad a sub folder kitchensinc, but other than that... >> >> BFN >> Jim >> >> Check my web site for my 35 free games. >> >> [email protected] >> http://www.kitchensinc.net >> (440) 286-6920 >> Chardon Ohio USA >> --- > > Jim > > Never test for an error you don't know how to handle. > > [email protected] > http://www.kitchensinc.net > (440) 286-6920 > Chardon Ohio USA > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
