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Maybe a dumb user q - How do you find out the path to the userMaybe a dumb user question, however...how do you find out the path to the
user folder, is it an API call? Also will this work under both XP and Vista. Thanks in Advance Lorne Steiner ** definately NOT an MVP <g> "Lorne Steiner" <lorne_stei***@hotmail.com>'s wild thoughts were released on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:39:50 -0800 bearing thefollowing fruit: >Maybe a dumb user question, however...how do you find out the path to the You want to call the function with CSIDL_PROFILE >user folder, is it an API call? Also will this work under both XP and Vista. > >Thanks in Advance >Lorne Steiner >** definately NOT an MVP <g> Yes it works under both XP and Vists --------- Start code ------------ Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" _ Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, _ ByVal pszPath As String) As Long Private Declare Sub CoTaskMemFree Lib "ole32.dll" (ByVal pv As Long) Private Declare Function SHGetSpecialFolderLocation Lib "shell32.dll" _ (ByVal hwndOwner As Long, ByVal nFolder As Long, pidl As Long) As Long Private Const NOERROR = 0 Private Const CSIDL_PROGRAMS = &H2 Private Const CSIDL_PERSONAL = &H5 Private Const CSIDL_PROFILE = &H28 Private Function GetSpecialFolder(CSIDL As Long) As String Dim buffer As String Dim pidl As Long If SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(GetDesktopWindow, CSIDL, pidl) = NOERROR Then buffer = Space$(260) If SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal pidl, ByVal buffer) Then GetSpecialFolder = Left$(buffer, InStr(buffer, Chr(0)) - 1) Call CoTaskMemFree(pidl) End If End If End Function --------- End code ------------ Jan Hyde (VB MVP) -- A man turned up at our local jail and claimed to be a painter. He offered to do portraits of all the inmates. He was obviously a con artist. (Jonathan Delaney) > ** definately NOT an MVP <g> And at the risk of getting utterly off-topic...definately not good at spelling "definitely", either. <g> Rob "Lorne Steiner" asked...
: Maybe a dumb user question, however...how do you find out the I take it the reply in the other message group about %userprofile%: path to the user folder, is it an API call? Also will this work under : both XP and Vista. answered your question about the user path. I have a question to ask back at you... Your newsreading app reports the following information in your posts: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16386 What exactly is "Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386"? Do you access the websites through your Internet Browser or is Microsoft replacing Outlook Express? If you don't know the answer to the question, could you tell us how you access the newsgroup and through which link/URI? -- Jim Carlock Post replies to the group. Jim Carlock <anonymous@localhost> wrote:
> What exactly is "Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386"? I'm not sure, but could that be the replacement (yes, it's true) for OE in Vista?> > Do you access the websites through your Internet Browser or > is Microsoft replacing Outlook Express? Karl,
According to a few of my customers who insist on using Vista, that answer would be a resounding "yes". ::sigh:: - KevShow quoteHide quote "Karl E. Peterson" <k***@mvps.org> wrote in message news:OzJvl9sVHHA.4872@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... | Jim Carlock <anonymous@localhost> wrote: | > What exactly is "Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386"? | > | > Do you access the websites through your Internet Browser or | > is Microsoft replacing Outlook Express? | | I'm not sure, but could that be the replacement (yes, it's true) for OE in Vista? | -- | .NET: It's About Trust! | http://vfred.mvps.org | | "Jim Carlock" <anonymous@localhost>'s wild thoughts were released on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:59:25 -0500 bearing thefollowing fruit: Show quoteHide quote >"Lorne Steiner" asked... OE no longer exist in Vista - Windows Mail is the>: Maybe a dumb user question, however...how do you find out the >: path to the user folder, is it an API call? Also will this work under >: both XP and Vista. > >I take it the reply in the other message group about %userprofile% >answered your question about the user path. > >I have a question to ask back at you... Your newsreading app >reports the following information in your posts: > >X-Priority: 3 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386 >X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16386 > >What exactly is "Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386"? > >Do you access the websites through your Internet Browser or >is Microsoft replacing Outlook Express? If you don't know >the answer to the question, could you tell us how you access >the newsgroup and through which link/URI? replacement. In article <krrtt21dg4o6vcaulv4vlekj7ksl6ki***@4ax.com>,
StellaDrin***@REMOVE.ME.uboot.com says... Show quoteHide quote > "Jim Carlock" <anonymous@localhost>'s wild thoughts were You could probably install it if you want, though.> released on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:59:25 -0500 bearing the > following fruit: > > >"Lorne Steiner" asked... > >: Maybe a dumb user question, however...how do you find out the > >: path to the user folder, is it an API call? Also will this work under > >: both XP and Vista. > > > >I take it the reply in the other message group about %userprofile% > >answered your question about the user path. > > > >I have a question to ask back at you... Your newsreading app > >reports the following information in your posts: > > > >X-Priority: 3 > >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > >X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386 > >X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16386 > > > >What exactly is "Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16386"? > > > >Do you access the websites through your Internet Browser or > >is Microsoft replacing Outlook Express? If you don't know > >the answer to the question, could you tell us how you access > >the newsgroup and through which link/URI? > > OE no longer exist in Vista - Windows Mail is the > replacement. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). 
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