Re: Is it possible to use %SystemRoot% in code


Is it possible to use %SystemRoot% in code i.e. automatically converts to
the
Window system folder (different depending on the Windows OS version)? If
it
is possible, how is it implemement (code snippet would help)?

Taken directly from API-Guide

Private Declare Function GetSystemDirectory Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"GetSystemDirectoryA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, _
ByVal nSize As Long) As Long

Private Sub Form_Load()
'KPD-Team 1998
'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
'E-Mail: KPDTeam@xxxxxxxxxx
Dim sSave As String, Ret As Long
'Create a buffer
sSave = Space(255)
'Get the system directory
Ret = GetSystemDirectory(sSave, 255)
'Remove all unnecessary chr$(0)'s
sSave = Left$(sSave, Ret)
'Show the windows directory
MsgBox "Windows System directory: " + sSave
End Sub


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