Obtaining the Application Data Folder correctly

[Tim Failes]

Our application needs to write some application specific data, but I have
not been able to find the recommended method to obtain the correct pathname.

I have found many references to the SHGetFolderPath function, but have not
been able to find any way to access this in VB.Net. Apologies in advance if I
have missed something obvious...

I have implemented this in the following function, using the Registry Key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\APPDATA - is this a valid way to
obtain the Application Data Folder?

Protected Function GetApplicationDataFolder() As String
Dim AppDataRegKey As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey =
Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey( "Volatile Environment")
If AppDataRegKey.GetValue("APPDATA") Is Nothing Then
MessageBox.Show("Error: Application Data Path not found",
"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk)
Else
Return CType(AppDataRegKey.GetValue("APPDATA"), String)
End If
End Function
Thanks for any assistance,
Tim Failes
Advanced User Systems

[Alexander Shirshov]

Tim,

You could get a path to user's specific application data folder using:

Environment.GetFolderPath(SpecialFolder.Applicatio nData)

and create a folder there for your application's data.

HTH,

Alexander Shirshov
"Tim Failes" <Ti*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Our application needs to write some application specific data, but I have
not been able to find the recommended method to obtain the correct
pathname.

I have found many references to the SHGetFolderPath function, but have not
been able to find any way to access this in VB.Net. Apologies in advance
if I
have missed something obvious...

I have implemented this in the following function, using the Registry Key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\APPDATA - is this a valid way to
obtain the Application Data Folder?

Protected Function GetApplicationDataFolder() As String
Dim AppDataRegKey As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey =
Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey( "Volatile Environment")
If AppDataRegKey.GetValue("APPDATA") Is Nothing Then
MessageBox.Show("Error: Application Data Path not found",
"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk)
Else
Return CType(AppDataRegKey.GetValue("APPDATA"), String)
End If
End Function
Thanks for any assistance,
Tim Failes
Advanced User Systems

[Tim Failes]

Thank you! I thought there was a better way than what I was doing!
Tim

"Alexander Shirshov" wrote:

Tim,

You could get a path to user's specific application data folder using:

Environment.GetFolderPath(SpecialFolder.Applicatio nData)

and create a folder there for your application's data.

HTH,

Alexander Shirshov
"Tim Failes" <Ti*******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F3**********************************@microsof t.com...

Our application needs to write some application specific data, but I have
not been able to find the recommended method to obtain the correct
pathname.

I have found many references to the SHGetFolderPath function, but have not
been able to find any way to access this in VB.Net. Apologies in advance
if I
have missed something obvious...

I have implemented this in the following function, using the Registry Key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Volatile Environment\APPDATA - is this a valid way to
obtain the Application Data Folder?

Protected Function GetApplicationDataFolder() As String
Dim AppDataRegKey As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey =
Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey( "Volatile Environment")
If AppDataRegKey.GetValue("APPDATA") Is Nothing Then
MessageBox.Show("Error: Application Data Path not found",
"Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Asterisk)
Else
Return CType(AppDataRegKey.GetValue("APPDATA"), String)
End If
End Function
Thanks for any assistance,
Tim Failes
Advanced User Systems