defaulting to my documents folder

[Mong]

Hi,

I have an application which has several hard coded references to
"C:\My Documents". Shortly our network setup will be changed so that a
users My Documents folder will be on a mapped network home drive, and
nothing will be written to the local C:.

So my question is, how do I explicitly code the path to the users My
Documents folder so that it will use it no matter where it's sitting
(whether it be on C: or a network drive)?

ie instead of "C:\My Documents\" something like "My Documents\"

Thanks in advance,

Mong

[TC]

Google on:

CSIDL_PERSONAL VBA

This will lead you to code that gets the pathname of the current user's My
Documents folder (where-ever that folder may be).

HTH,
TC
"Mong" <mo*********@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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Hi,

I have an application which has several hard coded references to
"C:\My Documents". Shortly our network setup will be changed so that a
users My Documents folder will be on a mapped network home drive, and
nothing will be written to the local C:.

So my question is, how do I explicitly code the path to the users My
Documents folder so that it will use it no matter where it's sitting
(whether it be on C: or a network drive)?

ie instead of "C:\My Documents\" something like "My Documents\"

Thanks in advance,

Mong

[Mong]

Thanks for that, but I'm just wondering is API the only way?

Was hoping I wouldn't have to add too much code as I won't be the one
looking after the app, most probably the user will so I don't want to
over complicate it.

"TC" <a@b.c.d> wrote in message news:<1067399787.554381@teuthos>...

Google on:

CSIDL_PERSONAL VBA

This will lead you to code that gets the pathname of the current user's My
Documents folder (where-ever that folder may be).

HTH,
TC
"Mong" <mo*********@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:47**************************@posting.google.c om...

Hi,

I have an application which has several hard coded references to
"C:\My Documents". Shortly our network setup will be changed so that a
users My Documents folder will be on a mapped network home drive, and
nothing will be written to the local C:.

So my question is, how do I explicitly code the path to the users My
Documents folder so that it will use it no matter where it's sitting
(whether it be on C: or a network drive)?

ie instead of "C:\My Documents\" something like "My Documents\"

Thanks in advance,

Mong

[TC]

Maybe there is something available from Windows Scripting Host? (if the
users will have WSH on their PCs)

HTH,
TC
"Mong" <mo*********@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:47**************************@posting.google.c om...

Thanks for that, but I'm just wondering is API the only way?

Was hoping I wouldn't have to add too much code as I won't be the one
looking after the app, most probably the user will so I don't want to
over complicate it.

"TC" <a@b.c.d> wrote in message news:<1067399787.554381@teuthos>...

Google on:

CSIDL_PERSONAL VBA

This will lead you to code that gets the pathname of the current user's My Documents folder (where-ever that folder may be).

HTH,
TC
"Mong" <mo*********@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:47**************************@posting.google.c om...

Hi,

I have an application which has several hard coded references to
"C:\My Documents". Shortly our network setup will be changed so that a
users My Documents folder will be on a mapped network home drive, and
nothing will be written to the local C:.

So my question is, how do I explicitly code the path to the users My
Documents folder so that it will use it no matter where it's sitting
(whether it be on C: or a network drive)?

ie instead of "C:\My Documents\" something like "My Documents\"

Thanks in advance,

Mong