Getting My Documents Folder

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Hi,
   I'm trying to find the my documents folder for the current user in
windows. I know this can be done using Win32API, but I'm a little confused
on the syntax. Here's an article on how to do it in VB
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnima01/html/ima0187.asp
.

Thanks,
Dave

2

How's about?
ENV['USERPROFILE']

hth,
-Harold

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On 7/23/06, Dave Ru <daverubie@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
   I'm trying to find the my documents folder for the current user in
windows. I know this can be done using Win32API, but I'm a little confused
on the syntax. Here's an article on how to do it in VB

...

Thanks,
Dave

3

Hi,

Install windows-pr gem from win32 utils
(rubyforge.org/project/win32utils) and then

require 'windows/shell'

MAX_PATH = 260 # don't know exactly
DONT_CREATE = 0

my_docs_folder = ' ' * MAX_PATH
ret = Windows::shell::SHGetSpecialFolderPath(0, my_docs_folder,
Windows::shell::CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS, DONT_CREATE)

if ret == 0
    my_docs_folder = ''
else
    my_docs_folder = my_docs_folder[ /^[^\0]*/ ]
end

Or, if you are on W2K+, you can use SHGetFolderPath

NB: Do *NOT* use registry to retrieve this information - the needed
keys may not exist - they are created on-demand as a
backward-compatibilty hack.

Tomorrow I can send you my debugged copy... send me email if you are interested.

NB2: Thanks to Dan Berger for this nice package!

J.

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On 7/23/06, Dave Ru <daverubie@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
   I'm trying to find the my documents folder for the current user in
windows. I know this can be done using Win32API, but I'm a little confused
on the syntax. Here's an article on how to do it in VB
Technical documentation | Microsoft Learn

Thanks,
Dave

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Dave Ru wrote:

Hi,
  I'm trying to find the my documents folder for the current user in
windows. I know this can be done using Win32API, but I'm a little confused
on the syntax. Here's an article on how to do it in VB
Technical documentation | Microsoft Learn

.

Thanks,
Dave

require 'win32/dir'

Dir::PERSONAL # "C:\\Documents and Settings\\djberge\\My Documents"

Regards,

Dan