the 'getpath' command

[hala]

hi,

I am trying to make my vb program find the path of the msn messenger
application (I want this to be done automatically on which ever computer it
is downloaded).
The code I use is returning the wrong path: that of the vb executable
itself.
Here's my code:

Dim fso
Dim newpath As String
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
newpath = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("MSNMSGR.EXE")
Print newpath 'to check if it's working

any suggestions?
Thanks
Hala

[Suzette]

Perhaps it's because the executable and the messenger are in different
subdirectories. The problem is GetAbsolutePathName can only look up or down
the branch of the directory tree it's starting at. Try changing to the root
path before looking for messenger.

Sue

"hala" <tr*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bj**********@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...

hi,

I am trying to make my vb program find the path of the msn messenger
application (I want this to be done automatically on which ever computer it is downloaded).
The code I use is returning the wrong path: that of the vb executable itself.
Here's my code:

Dim fso
Dim newpath As String
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
newpath = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("MSNMSGR.EXE")
Print newpath 'to check if it's working

any suggestions?
Thanks
Hala

[Geoff]

Regardless of your problem the FSO is out if you want it to work on
all machines, they could well have the sensible option of scripting
disabled.
So you might want to forget the FSO and read the registry yourself for
the information your after
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\App
Paths\MSNMSGR.EXE

Geoff

"Suzette" <an**@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<-W********************@comcast.com>...

Perhaps it's because the executable and the messenger are in different
subdirectories. The problem is GetAbsolutePathName can only look up or down
the branch of the directory tree it's starting at. Try changing to the root
path before looking for messenger.

Sue

"hala" <tr*******@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bj**********@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...

hi,

I am trying to make my vb program find the path of the msn messenger
application (I want this to be done automatically on which ever computer

it

is downloaded).
The code I use is returning the wrong path: that of the vb

executable

itself.
Here's my code:

Dim fso
Dim newpath As String
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
newpath = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("MSNMSGR.EXE")
Print newpath 'to check if it's working

any suggestions?
Thanks
Hala

[Rick Rothstein]

> I am trying to make my vb program find the path of the msn messenger

application (I want this to be done automatically on which ever computer it is downloaded).
The code I use is returning the wrong path: that of the vb executable itself.
Here's my code:

Dim fso
Dim newpath As String
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
newpath = fso.GetAbsolutePathName("MSNMSGR.EXE")
Print newpath 'to check if it's working

any suggestions?

Are you sure that is the filename you want to search for. I don't use
Messenger myself, but the executable name seems to be msmsgs.exe on my
system. (Or is "msn messenger" different than "Messenger" which came with my
WinXP system?)

Rick - MVP