I am programming in c++ MFC,
I want to get "C:\windows" "c:\program files" folder path.
Sometimes user may setup windows in other folder such as c:\windows0.
Is there any API to get absolute path of the windows and program files path?
Many thanks!
Using Win32 API>
For the Windows folder:
TCHAR windir[MAX_PATH];
GetWindowsDirectory(windir, MAX_PATH);
For program files:
TCHAR pf[MAX_PATH];
SHGetSpecialFolderPath(
0,
pf,
CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES,
FALSE );
Where MAX_PATH
comes from the Windows headers and will guarantee the buffer is long enough for the longest (non-UNC) path.
Also, note that SHGetSpecialFolderPath
can be used to retrieve other "special" folder including the Windows folder just by replacing the third parameter to any from this list.
GetWindowsDirectory
: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724454(VS.85).aspx
SHGetSpecialFolderPath
: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762204(VS.85).aspx
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