%homepath%\mydocu~1 works as does %homepath%\My documents

[Edited by Figment - 10/2/2003 2:46:10 PM]

 

Indeed it does (on XP at least). Got to see if it also works on 9x now. Thanks y'all!

[Edited by greasemonkey - 10/2/2003 4:32:09 PM]

 

Got mental block on this one so would someone kindly save my sanity?

Need to know what the universal address for the My Documents folder is - the one you can use on any WinPC to bring up the Docs folder - no matter where on that particular PC it happens to be located, in the same way that %windir% will bring up the Windows folder, no matter where it is...

Anyone, please?!

 

This may or may not help,

http://www.autoplaystudio.com/webhel..._Variables.htm

 

%MyDocumentsDir%

 

XP says:

 

Find the variables defined using the SET command in cmd.

A way to get to the docs folder is something like
cd "%HOMEPATH%\My Documents"

But if the My documents folder is mapped to a network share then this wont work or you get the local folder.

hth

H

 

9x eek.. can't even remember how that works lol..

Under 9x I think no matter who is logged in the folder is always c:\my documents ? or where ever if u have changed it?

ps, what a horrible os

 

Yeah, I know. Trouble is I've got to write an app that works on 9x as well as the NT based OSes as the organisation who will use it are migrating slowly to XP as they replace old PC's with new ones.

As you say, it's always C:\My Documents in 9x, but I want the app to work transparently no matter which OS it's running on, hence me needing to know what the universal descriptor was. Saves writing one chunk of code for 9x and another for XP.

 

Just use the %OS% descriptor?