WindowsDirectory?

perspolis

Hi all
How can I get path of WindowsDirectory without using GetWindowsDirectory
API??
and a method like ShellExecute API to open files in C#??

Nov 17 '05 #1

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Carlos J. Quintero [.NET MVP]

You can use either System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("Windir" ) or
parse System.Environment.SystemDirectory.
To open files you can use Process.Start(file)

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Hi all
How can I get path of WindowsDirectory without using GetWindowsDirectory
API??
and a method like ShellExecute API to open files in C#??

Nov 17 '05 #2

perspolis

thx very much
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You can use either System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("Windir" ) or
parse System.Environment.SystemDirectory.
To open files you can use Process.Start(file)

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Best regards,

Carlos J. Quintero

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You can code, design and document much faster.
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How can I get path of WindowsDirectory without using GetWindowsDirectory API??
and a method like ShellExecute API to open files in C#??

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