>
> You can do that in Python using the pywin32 extensions
> either by using the Wshell objects as you have done:
>
> <code>
>
> import win32com.client
> WShell = win32com.client.Dispatch ("WScript.Shell")
> WShell.SpecialFolders ("Desktop")
>
> </code>
>
> or by using the shell module from the same package.
> I've got a module which wraps the common ones for
> convenience:
>
> http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/winshell.html
>
> but essentially what you're doing is this:
>
> <code>
> from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
>
> shell.SHGetPathFromIDList (
> shell.SHGetSpecialFolderLocation (
> 0, shellcon.CSIDL_DESKTOP
> )
> )
> </code>
>
> TJG
Thank you both!
Col
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