A little more research turned up the SHGetSpecialFolderLocation API call from the Shell32 library. You can verify this on the MSDN web site in their reference area. I would highly recommend getting this folder location through the API. Microsoft has many ways of punishing those who circumvent the "Suggested way of doing things."
jpt > -----Original Message----- > From: Tillman, James > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 11:52 AM > To: 'Thomas R Wyant_III'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Perl-Win32-Users (E-mail) > Subject: RE: Determining Default 'My Documents' folder path > > > There's probably an API call you can make somehow, perhaps to > shell32.dll. > Win32::API might be the ticket to a solution that doesn't > require use of env > variables. > > jpt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas R Wyant_III [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 10:41 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Perl-Win32-Users (E-mail) > > Subject: Re: Determining Default 'My Documents' folder path > > > > > > > > Adam, > > > > Under Windows 2000 (and possibly other Win* operating systems), see > > $ENV{USERPROFILE}. If you need a complete pathname: > > > > C:\>perl -MFile::Spec -e "print File::Spec->catfile > > ($ENV{USERPROFILE}, 'My Documents')" > > C:\Documents and Settings\wyant\My Documents > > > > Beware of the space if you intend to pass this to the glob > > function under > > Windows. > > > > Tom Wyant > > > > > > > > > > "Adam Frielink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@listserv.ActiveState.com on > > 05/30/2002 10:24:40 AM > > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To: "Perl-Win32-Users \(E-mail\)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: > > Subject: Determining Default 'My Documents' folder path > > > > > > I have been looking for a way to determine the path of the > > 'My Documents' > > folder for a PC. I assume this is a registry setting. I did > > a search for > > this through MY registry and the only potential references I > > can find refer > > to a shell32.dll,9227. I don't have a clue as to what that means. > > > > Is there any help someone can provide? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
