Windows API: SHGetFolderLocation - 1 2002-08-06 -- Mark Sarson Newsgroups: comp.lang.clarion
Here are the equates and module definition.
HTH
Mark Sarson
Equates
SHITEMID GROUP,TYPE
cb USHORT
abID BYTE
END
ITEMIDLIST GROUP,TYPE
mkid LIKE(SHITEMID)
END
CSIDL_DESKTOP EQUATE(0H) !{desktop}
CSIDL_INTERNET EQUATE(1H) !Internet Explorer (icon on desktop)
CSIDL_PROGRAMS EQUATE(2H) !Start Menu\Programs
CSIDL_CONTROLS EQUATE(3H) !My Computer\Control Panel
CSIDL_PRINTERS EQUATE(4H) !My Computer\Printers
CSIDL_PERSONAL EQUATE(5H) !My Documents
CSIDL_FAVORITES EQUATE(6H) !{user name}\Favorites
CSIDL_STARTUP EQUATE(7H) !Start Menu\Programs\Startup
CSIDL_RECENT EQUATE(8H) !{user name}\Recent
CSIDL_SENDTO EQUATE(9H) !{user name}\SendTo
CSIDL_BITBUCKET EQUATE(0AH) !{desktop}\Recycle Bin
CSIDL_STARTMENU EQUATE(0BH) !{user name}\Start Menu
CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY EQUATE(10H) !{user name}\Desktop
CSIDL_DRIVES EQUATE(11H) !My Computer
CSIDL_NETWORK EQUATE(12H) !Network Neighborhood
CSIDL_NETHOOD EQUATE(13H) !{user name}\nethood
CSIDL_FONTS EQUATE(14H) !windows\fonts
CSIDL_TEMPLATES EQUATE(15H)
CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU EQUATE(16H) !All Users\Start Menu
CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS EQUATE(17H) !All Users\Programs
CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP EQUATE(18H) !All Users\Startup
CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY EQUATE(19H)!All Users\Desktop
CSIDL_APPDATA EQUATE(1AH) !{user name}\Application Data
CSIDL_PRINTHOOD EQUATE(1BH) !{user name}\PrintHood
CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA EQUATE(1CH) !{user name}\Local
Settings\Application Data (non roaming)
CSIDL_ALTSTARTUP EQUATE(1DH) !non localized startup
CSIDL_COMMON_ALTSTARTUP EQUATE(1EH) !non localized common startup
CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES EQUATE(1FH)
CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE EQUATE(20H)
CSIDL_COOKIES EQUATE(21H)
CSIDL_HISTORY EQUATE(22H)
CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA EQUATE(23H) !All Users\Application Data
CSIDL_WINDOWS EQUATE(24H) !GetWindowsDirectory()
CSIDL_SYSTEM EQUATE(25H) !GetSystemDirectory()
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES EQUATE(26H) !C:\Program Files
CSIDL_MYPICTURES EQUATE(27H) !C:\Program Files\My Pictures
CSIDL_PROFILE EQUATE(28H) !USERPROFILE
CSIDL_SYSTEMX86 EQUATE(29H) !x86 system directory on RISC
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILESX86 EQUATE(2AH) !x86 C:\Program Files on RISC
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON EQUATE(2BH) !C:\Program Files\Common
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMONX86 EQUATE(2CH) !x86 Program Files\Common on RISC
CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES EQUATE(2DH) !All Users\Templates
CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS EQUATE(2EH) !All Users\Documents
CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS EQUATE(2FH) !All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
CSIDL_ADMINTOOLS EQUATE(30H) !{user name}\Start
Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools
CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE EQUATE(8000H) !combine with CSIDL_ value to force create on
SHGetSpecialFolderLocation()
CSIDL_FLAG_DONT_VERIFY EQUATE(4000H) !combine with CSIDL_ value to
force create on SHGetSpecialFolderLocation()
CSIDL_FLAG_MASK EQUATE(0FF00H) !mask for all possible flag
values
SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT EQUATE(0) !current value for user, verify
it exists
SHGFP_TYPE_DEFAULT EQUATE(1)
MAX_LENGTH EQUATE(260)
S_OK EQUATE(0)
S_FALSE EQUATE(1)
Definition
MODULE('shfolder')
SHGetFolderPath(Long,Long,Long,Long,*CSTRING),Long,PASCAL,RAW,NAME('SHGetFol
derPathA')
END
an example of calling the above is as follows. It retrieves the my documents
folder
If SHGetFolderPath(0{prop:handle}, CSIDL_PERSONAL, 0, SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT,
sPath) = S_OK Then
! blah blah
End
"Roel S.F. Abspoel"
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