Getting System Folder Paths

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Getting System Folder Paths

Document ID: IR10060

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The information in this article applies to:

• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Standard Edition
• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Professional Edition

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to retrieve the various system folder paths on the user's system.

DISCUSSION

AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 includes an action to get the paths to various folders on your computer. To accomplish this, use the action Shell.GetFolder.

As an example, we will get the path to the user's desktop, and store it in a variable path_to_desktop. Insert the following code into an event in your program:

path_to_desktop = Shell.GetFolder(SHF_DESKTOP);


MORE INFORMATION

For more information please see the following topics in the AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 help file:

• Program Reference | Actions | Shell | Shell.GetFolder

KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0, System, Folder, Default, Path

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Last reviewed: October 1, 2003
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