system root

[luke101]

is there a way to get the system root folder in purebasic

[fweil]

Maybe this will answer to your post and more ...

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; Date: 17. February 2003

; Get system folder location...

#CSIDL_INTERNET = $1
#CSIDL_PROGRAMS = $2
#CSIDL_CONTROLS = $3
#CSIDL_PRINTERS = $4
#CSIDL_PERSONAL = $5 ; Use this instead of CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS. I don't know why! Ask Microsoft...
#CSIDL_FAVORITES = $6
#CSIDL_STARTUP = $7
#CSIDL_RECENT = $8
#CSIDL_SENDTO = $9
#CSIDL_BITBUCKET = $A
#CSIDL_STARTMENU = $B
#CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS = $C
#CSIDL_MYMUSIC = $D
#CSIDL_MYVIDEO = $E
#CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY = $10
#CSIDL_DRIVES = $11
#CSIDL_NETWORK = $12
#CSIDL_NETHOOD = $13
#CSIDL_FONTS = $14
#CSIDL_TEMPLATES = $15
#CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU = $16
#CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS = $17
#CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP = $18
#CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY = $19
#CSIDL_APPDATA = $1A
#CSIDL_PRINTHOOD = $1B
#CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA = $1C
#CSIDL_ALTSTARTUP = $1D
#CSIDL_COMMON_ALTSTARTUP = $1E
#CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES = $1F
#CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE = $20
#CSIDL_COOKIES = $21
#CSIDL_HISTORY = $22
#CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA = $23
#CSIDL_WINDOWS = $24
#CSIDL_SYSTEM = $25
#CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES = $26
#CSIDL_MYPICTURES = $27
#CSIDL_PROFILE = $28
#CSIDL_SYSTEMX86 = $29
#CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86 = $2A
#CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON = $2B
#CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86 = $2C
#CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES = $2D
#CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS = $2E
#CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS = $2F
#CSIDL_ADMINTOOLS = $30
#CSIDL_CONNECTIONS = $31
#CSIDL_COMMON_MUSIC = $35
#CSIDL_COMMON_PICTURES = $36
#CSIDL_COMMON_VIDEO = $37
#CSIDL_RESOURCES = $38
#CSIDL_RESOURCES_LOCALIZED = $39
#CSIDL_COMMON_OEM_LINKS = $3A
#CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA = $3B
#CSIDL_COMPUTERSNEARME = $3D
#CSIDL_FLAG_PER_USER_INIT = $800
#CSIDL_FLAG_NO_ALIAS = $1000
#CSIDL_FLAG_DONT_VERIFY = $4000
#CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE = $8000
#CSIDL_FLAG_MASK = $FF00

Structure EMID
    cb.b
    abID.b[1]
EndStructure

Structure ITEMIDLIST
    mkid.EMID
EndStructure

Procedure.s GetSystemFolder (folder)
    *itemid.ITEMIDLIST = #NULL
    If SHGetSpecialFolderLocation_ (0, folder, @*itemid) = #NOERROR
        location$ = Space (#MAX_PATH)
        If SHGetPathFromIDList_ (*itemid, @location$)
            ProcedureReturn location$
        EndIf
    EndIf
EndProcedure

; D E M O . . .

folder$ = GetSystemFolder (#CSIDL_SYSTEM)
MessageRequester ("Result...", "The 'SYSTEM' folder is located in " + Chr (34) + folder$ + Chr (34), #MB_ICONINFORMATION)
End

[fweil]

BTW you should download CodeArchiv to answer most the questions you have ... or search this forum.

[luke101]

wow...thank you very much