Saving to a folder in the users "My documents"

Question

When I create the installer for my application I am going to be creating a folder in their "My Documents", this folder is going to be used to save files from my application into.

I would like to have my application automatically pull up this directory when the save file & open file dialogs open. Now my question is, what is the string I need to use to get to a folder in their "My documents"?

I know to get their my documents directory it goes something like this:

Dim dir as String  
dir = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) 

But how about a folder in their my documents? Such as My Documents/Coolest Application Ever Files. This project is in VB.net.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Have a look at Path.Combine.

dir = Path.Combine(dir, "Coolest Application Ever Files")

Just ensure it exists before your try to write to a file there.

If Not Directory.Exists(dir) Then
  Directory.Create(dir)
End If

Answer 2

Dim filepath As String
filepath= IO.Path.Combine(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments, "test.txt")

Answer 3

Well, if you are creating the folder in the "My Documents" folder, can you just assume that you already know the name of said folder? So wouldn't:

dir = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments & "\Your_Folder_Title\")

work?

Answer 4

Just append the folder you're looking for to the MyDocuments special folder

dir = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments & "/Coolest Application Ever Files")