Finding the location of the current users "My Documents

ollie39 · Post by **ollie39** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 6:02 pm

I've got some existing batch file utilities that run with documents and programs stored in subdirectories under the "My Documents" of the currently logged on user which I'm converting with Macro scheduler. (Note, this location is different under w98, w2k and wXP, or if the user doesn't have different profiles setup on their machine)

Usually I use the %userprofile% system variable to find out where this directory is. But that's not supported (yet ?

) in Macro Scheduler. Any suggestions as to how I might find this location, in a generic fashion?

(I've thought about screen scraping the "cmd" window having run SET, but that can't possibly be the best way - can it??)

Thanks in advance

Lumumba · Post by **Lumumba** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 7:56 pm

Well that's a never ending story ...

Would make sense to be able to use standard environment variables, but, ... I don't know

Have a try, can't test it here ...

Run Program>cmd /c set > find "userprofile" > c:\env.txt
ReadLn>c:\env.txt,1,userprofile
Separate>userprofile,=,userprofile
MessageModal>%userprofile_2%

support · Post by **support** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:07 am

Use RegistryReadKey to read one of the following:

Get the user's "My Documents" folder location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\DocFolderPaths\Username

(Replace Username with the user's username!)

For default paths see under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

e.g. for "My Documents":
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Personal

e.g.

RegistryReadKey>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders,Personal,DocFolder