Shoutbox

Hi!
I would like to know how to get the Desktop path with a script, and also other paths, like Windows folder or System folder.
Thanks!

use the global windows var like %USERPROFILE%\ the full path of the current windows user folder its very useful u can acces desktop or my documents exemple:   %USERPROFILE%\Desktop to get the desktop path but this work only to give it to a function ho interact with path like sendfile if u want the path in a var in your script see the solution below

You can get some special folders using the following code.

code:

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var WSH = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
var folder = WSH.SpecialFolders(folderLookup);

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folderLookup is a string and can be any of the following:

• AllUsersDesktop
  
• AllUsersStartMenu
  
• AllUsersPrograms
  
• AllUsersStartup
  
• Desktop
  
• Favorites
  
• Fonts
  
• MyDocuments
  
• NetHood
  
• PrintHood
  
• Programs
  
• Recent
  
• SendTo
  
• StartMenu
  
• Startup
  
• Templates

I think the reason for not allowing access to the likes of the system folder is primarily for security reasons.

you can also use this, and then you get access to everything listed here
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms649274.aspx

code:

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function getSpecialDir( CSIDL){
    var szSendToPath = Interop.Allocate((255 *2) +2);
    Interop.Call("Shell32", "SHGetSpecialFolderPathW", 0, szSendToPath,  CSIDL, 0);
    return szSendToPath.ReadString(0);
}

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Thank you very much!! Especially to markee, that was just what I needed.

Saludos!