PB 4.20 and Windows Vista Portuguese Environment

jmauver · Post by **jmauver** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:21 pm

Hello all,

I am developing a PB application which will run on a Windows Vista. The Vista is in portuguese language (pt -pt).

I need to find out how I can get the path for the ALL USERS startup folder using PB.

In english it would be "c:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"

Perhaps I should hard code the path instead of going to registry as this application is only for portuguese users. Could anyone tell me how the path would be in portuguese language ?

Thanks a lot,

Mauver

cas · Post by **cas** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:30 pm

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Procedure.s SpecialFolder(folderno)
  Protected listptr=0
  Protected result$=Space(270)
  SHGetSpecialFolderLocation_(0,folderno,@listptr)
  SHGetPathFromIDList_(listptr,@result$)
  ProcedureReturn Trim(result$)
EndProcedure 

Debug SpecialFolder(#CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP)

Got this code somewhere from this forums.

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:58 pm

The code posted above is the best way to determine the path, which in Portuguese Windows Vista is "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup".

In the explorer bar it comes up has a virtual path:
">>Windows > Menu Iniciar > Programas > Arranque" but the hardcoded path is the one above!

Marco2007 · Post by **Marco2007** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:22 pm

I like that:

jmauver · Post by **jmauver** » Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:19 pm

Thanks Cas. The code works perfectly.

Num3, yes, that virtual path was confusing me. Thanks for that. Just to clarify, the hard coded path for "Documents" for a given user on Vista in portuguese would be "c:\Users\%username%\Documents" ?

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Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:49 am

jmauver wrote:Thanks Cas. The code works perfectly.

Num3, yes, that virtual path was confusing me. Thanks for that. Just to clarify, the hard coded path for "Documents" for a given user on Vista in portuguese would be "c:\Users\%username%\Documents" ?

Well since my Vista is connecting to a server, my path is "C:\Users\utilizador\Documents", but if i work offline, directly on the harddrive it's "C:\Users\%usernamehere%\Documents".

But...

At home i've changed the Documents folder to Drive D:\Documentos\, so you better use the code posted with:

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Debug SpecialFolder(#CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS)