1. Re[2]: shfolder.dll
- Posted by akusaya at gmx.net
Apr 07, 2002
Thanks.
I am using it for getting special folder, such as windir, system dir,
program files dir, startmenu/programs dir, fonts dir etc.
Are there other method for getting those?
>> I just reinstalled Windows 98 first edition, and tried to run my EU program.
>>
>> But I got an error, after tracing it is because I don't have
>> "shfolder.dll". I need it for function "SHGetFolderPathA" to get paths
>> of special folders.
>>
>> Do you have shfolder.dll in your system directory? I already have it
>> in other dir but just want to survey.
>>
>> How to make a substitute for "SHGetFolderPathA" function?
M> I have it \WINDOWS\System. Win98 SE. In shlobj.h, SHGetFolderPathA
M> is defined under
M> #if (_WIN32_IE >= 0x0500)
M> this means it's only present when you have MSIE 5.0 or later.
M> Martin
2. Re: Re[2]: shfolder.dll
The registry :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: <akusaya at gmx.net>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re[2]: shfolder.dll
>
> Thanks.
> I am using it for getting special folder, such as windir, system dir,
> program files dir, startmenu/programs dir, fonts dir etc.
> Are there other method for getting those?
>
> >> I just reinstalled Windows 98 first edition, and tried to run my EU
> >> program.
> >>
> >> But I got an error, after tracing it is because I don't have
> >> "shfolder.dll". I need it for function "SHGetFolderPathA" to get paths
> >> of special folders.
> >>
> >> Do you have shfolder.dll in your system directory? I already have it
> >> in other dir but just want to survey.
> >>
> >> How to make a substitute for "SHGetFolderPathA" function?
>
> M> I have it \WINDOWS\System. Win98 SE. In shlobj.h, SHGetFolderPathA
> M> is defined under
> M> #if (_WIN32_IE >= 0x0500)
>
> M> this means it's only present when you have MSIE 5.0 or later.
>
> M> Martin
>
>
>
>
3. Re[2]: shfolder.dll
- Posted by akusaya at gmx.net
Apr 10, 2002
Yeah, it's right. Thanks very much!
May I ask one time more, how if the Windows is set to
multi-user/profile mode:
1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
ProgramFilesDir = ???
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders
* = ???
3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
Shell Folders
* = ??? (because I see this key inside file shfolder.dll)
thanks!
j> Hi,
j> akusaya wrote:
>> Thanks, it's right, but where is the program files dir (usually
>> C:\Program files) ?
>> [...]
j> Hm.. I don't know. Looking for "C:\Program files" in the registry
j> wouldn't be a good idea, because there are many entrys related to it.
j> So I tried the following (using Win 98, 1st edition):
j> - making directory "c:\pipapo"
- regedit >> looking for "pipapo" -- not found, as expected
- tweakui >> My Computer > Special Folders:
j> setting %Program Files% to "c:\pipapo" (+ holding my breath 
- regedit >> looking for pipapo -- found once,
j> branch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
j> entry : ProgramFilesDir = "C:\pipapo"
j> Unfortunately I'm not sure, if this finding can be generalized, but why
j> not?
j> Best regards,
j> Juergen
j> PS: Euphoria and this list are new to me. I wish to thank RDS very much
j> for having created this both simple and powerful language, which is
j> very elegant and flexible. At the moment, I'm beginning to gather
j> some experience with it, and it seems to me, that Euphoria is the
j> programming language, I always have been looking for.
j> I am also very impressed by the "Euphoria community" and the
j> archive, which e.g. make it much easier to write windows programs,
j> let me use a parser generator (or try to understand how it works
j> , let me deal with fuzzy sets, and.. and.. Thanks a lot!
4. Re: Re[2]: shfolder.dll
akusaya wrote:
> May I ask one time more, how if the Windows is set to
> multi-user/profile mode:
>
> 1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
> ProgramFilesDir = ???
> 2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
> Folders
> * = ???
> 3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User
> Shell
Folders
> * = ??? (because I see this key inside file shfolder.dll)
>
> thanks!
I am not sure what are you asking for, but the HKEY_CURRENT_USER tree changes
according to the logged user/profile.
Martin
