To-read-a-path-for-system-folder


            Title: To read a path for system folder
Question: This code allow to get a path for any system folder
Answer:
I want to share the code which allows to receive a path to some system folder (StartUp, Recent Files etc). As you know, the path can be different on other computers (depends from operationg system, localization, user profile and user settings).
This code allows to read a current value:
uses ShlObj, ActiveX;
function GetSystemPath(Folder: Integer): string;
var
 PIDL: PItemIDList;
 Path: LPSTR;
 AMalloc: IMalloc;
begin
 Path := StrAlloc(MAX_PATH);
 SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(Application.Handle, Folder, PIDL);
 if SHGetPathFromIDList(PIDL, Path) then
 Result := Path;
 SHGetMalloc(AMalloc);
 AMalloc.Free(PIDL);
 StrDispose(Path);
end;
Now you can call this function with different parameters. For example:
CSIDL_DESKTOP for WINDOWS\Desktop
CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY for WINDOWS\Desktop
CSIDL_FONTS for WINDOWS\FONTS
CSIDL_NETHOOD for WINDOWS\NetHood
CSIDL_PERSONAL for X:\My Documents
CSIDL_PROGRAMS for WINDOWS\StartMenu\Programs
CSIDL_RECENT for WINDOWS\Recent
CSIDL_SENDTO for WINDOWS\SendTo
CSIDL_STARTMENU for WINDOWS\Start Menu
CSIDL_STARTUP for WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp
CSIDL_TEMPLATES for WINDOWS\ShellNew
With best regards, Mike Shkolnik.
E-Mail: mshkolnik@scalabium.com
 mshkolnik@yahoo.com
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