PATH.GetWinFolder

filename = PATH.GetWinFolder( nFileID AS INTEGER ) AS STRING

Returns the Windows folder for the specified ID.  This function uses the SHGetSpecialFolderPath Windows API function to retrieve the name of Windows Special Folders.

A subset of folder IDs have been defined in MyBASIC2 ExtLib.BAS

CONST CSIDL_DESKTOP              = 0x0000

CONST CSIDL_CONTROLS             = 0x0003

CONST CSIDL_PRINTERS             = 0x0004

CONST CSIDL_PERSONAL             = 0x0005

CONST CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS          = 0x0005

CONST CSIDL_STARTUP              = 0x0007

CONST CSIDL_DRIVES               = 0x0011

CONST CSIDL_NETWORK              = 0x0012

CONST CSIDL_APPDATA              = 0x001A

CONST CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA        = 0x001C

CONST CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA       = 0x0023

CONST CSIDL_WINDOWS              = 0x0024

CONST CSIDL_SYSTEM               = 0x0025

CONST CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES        = 0x0026

CONST CSIDL_MYPICTURES           = 0x0027

CONST CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON = 0x002B

CONST CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS     = 0x002E

Example:

$LIBRARY "MyBASIC2_ExtLib.dll"

$INCLUDE "MyBASIC2_ExtLib.bas"

folder = PATH.GETWINFOLDER( CSIDL_APPDATA )

PRINT "Application Data Folder = ";folder,

END