RE: $HOME default on w32

["Jay Finger" <jay.finger@pobox.com>]

I think that what you really want is to use SHGetFolderPath() to get the
path to the directory you want.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/pla
tform/shell/reference/functions/shgetfolderpath.asp

Probably the correct constant to use is CSIDL_PERSONAL, which is the user's
"My Documents" folder.

It is not safe to assume that these well-known folders are somewhere under
c:\documents and settings, or even under $USERPROFILE, as in a networked
environment they may get redirected to someplace so that users can have a
common store.

jay
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: emacs-devel-bounces+jay.finger=pobox.com@gnu.org [mailto:emacs-
> devel-bounces+jay.finger=pobox.com@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Stefan Monnier
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:33 AM
> To: Kai Grossjohann
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: $HOME default on w32
> 
> >> And I dont think the dir is simply C:/Documents and Settings/<user>, it
> >> may be C:/Documents and Settings/Application Data/ or C:/Documents and
> >> Settings/Local Settings/Application Data/. I am not sure.
> 
> > I think there is an environment variable that always points to the
> > right directory.
> 
> It's USERPROFILE.  Read my original message.
> 
> 
>         Stefan
> 
> 
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