VB homedrive code

[mikem0327]

Im making an installation program in VB and i dont know the code for getting the users homedrive. I have tried %homedrive% and it doesnt work.

[spools.exe]

this might help

Const CSIDL_DESKTOP = &H0
Const CSIDL_PROGRAMS = &H2
Const CSIDL_CONTROLS = &H3
Const CSIDL_PRINTERS = &H4
Const CSIDL_PERSONAL = &H5
Const CSIDL_FAVORITES = &H6
Const CSIDL_STARTUP = &H7
Const CSIDL_RECENT = &H8
Const CSIDL_SENDTO = &H9
Const CSIDL_BITBUCKET = &HA
Const CSIDL_STARTMENU = &HB
Const CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY = &H10
Const CSIDL_DRIVES = &H11
Const CSIDL_NETWORK = &H12
Const CSIDL_NETHOOD = &H13
Const CSIDL_FONTS = &H14
Const CSIDL_TEMPLATES = &H15
Const MAX_PATH = 260
Private Type SHITEMID
cb As Long
abID As Byte
End Type
Private Type ITEMIDLIST
mkid As SHITEMID
End Type
Private Declare Function ShellAbout Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellAboutA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal szApp As String, ByVal szOtherStuff As String, ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SHGetSpecialFolderLocation Lib "shell32.dll" (ByVal hwndOwner As Long, ByVal nFolder As Long, pidl As ITEMIDLIST) As Long
Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String) As Long
Private Sub Form_Load()
'KPD-Team 1998
'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
'E-Mail: [email protected]
'Show an about window
ShellAbout Me.hWnd, App.Title, "Created by the KPD-Team 1999", ByVal 0&
'Set the graphical mode to persistent
Me.AutoRedraw = True
'Print the folders to the form
Me.Print "Start menu folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_STARTMENU)
Me.Print "Favorites folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_FAVORITES)
Me.Print "Programs folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_PROGRAMS)
Me.Print "Desktop folder: " + GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL_DESKTOP)
End Sub
Private Function GetSpecialfolder(CSIDL As Long) As String
Dim r As Long
Dim IDL As ITEMIDLIST
'Get the special folder
r = SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(100, CSIDL, IDL)
If r = NOERROR Then
'Create a buffer
Path$ = Space$(512)
'Get the path from the IDList
r = SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal IDL.mkid.cb, ByVal Path$)
'Remove the unnecessary chr$(0)'s
GetSpecialfolder = Left$(Path, InStr(Path, Chr$(0)) - 1)
Exit Function
End If
GetSpecialfolder = ""
End Function

[HTRegz]

Wow spools.exe, you really like to take it to the next level eh?

I'm thinking of something a lot simpler. The ENVIRON() command.

DIM strHomeDrive AS STRING
strHomeDrive = ENVIRON("homedrive")

This command will work to grab any windows environment variable.

[mikem0327]

thank you HTRegs and spools ill try both