How can foxpro retrieve the path to "my files"-folder 1

[georg59]

I have the problem to save an export file to the my-files-folder that is default by system to the current user.
Does someone know a neat solution?

Georg Nickel
Software Development
Germany

 

[alvechurchdata]

I use the Windows Scripting Host to find the users desktop

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk/foxdesktop.htm

and you should be able to use the same technique for MyDocuments. They're both "SpecialFolders":

loShell = CreateObject ('WScript.Shell')
lcMyDocuments = loShell.SpecialFolders('mydocuments')

Geoff Franklin

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk

 

[georg59]

Thanks for this solution.
It works great!

Georg Nickel
Software Development
Germany

 

[alvechurchdata]

It works great!

Glad to hear it. The only problem is that some administrators consider the Windows Scripting Host to be a security risk and they disable it. You might need to add code that will ask the user for a path if Fox can't create the Scripting object.

Geoff Franklin

http://www.alvechurchdata.co.uk