another dumb inf question

[miko]

another dumb inf question (before i go to bed)

how would you reference 'My documents' location (taking into acount it could be anywhere) in a windows 98SE inf file ? (i'm taking it that the XP DIRIDs don't work)

[thespin]

another dumb inf question (before i go to bed)

how would you reference 'My documents' location (taking into acount it could be anywhere) in a windows 98SE inf file ? (i'm taking it that the XP DIRIDs don't work)

Click on start/search/files and folders. Enter 'documents' and awaaay you go ...

[eidenk]

CSIDL_PERSONAL is used to get the location of My Documents programatically. Dunno if it's of any use in infs.

[miko]

Click on start/search/files and folders. Enter 'documents' and awaaay you go ...

; Common DIRID Listing,

;

; Destination Directories

;

; 01 - SourceDrive:\pathname (the directory from which the INF file was installed)

; 10 - Windows directory (%SystemRoot%)

; 11 - System directory (%SystemRoot%\system32 -NT-, %SystemRoot%\system -Win9x/Me-)

; 12 - Drivers directory (%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers -NT-, %SystemRoot%\system\IoSubsys -Win9x/Me-)

; 17 - INF file directory (%SystemRoot%\inf)

; 18 - Help directory (%SystemRoot%\Help)

; 20 - Fonts directory (%SystemRoot%\Fonts)

; 24 - Root directory of system disk (%SystemDrive%)

; 25 - Shared directory (%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Shared Documents)

; 53 - User profile directory (%USERPROFILE%)

;

; Shell Special Folders

;

; 16419 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data

; 16409 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Desktop

; 16430 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents

; 16437 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Music

; 16438 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Pictures

; 16439 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Documents\My Videos

; 16415 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Favorites

; 16406 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu

; 16407 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs

; 16431 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

; 16408 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

; 16429 %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Templates

; 16410 %USERPROFILE%\Application Data

; 16417 %USERPROFILE%\Cookies

; 16384 %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

; 16400 %USERPROFILE%\Desktop

; 16390 %USERPROFILE%\Favorites

; 16412 %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data

; 16443 %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning

; 16418 %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\History

; 16416 %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files

; 16389 %USERPROFILE%\My Documents

; 16397 %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Music

; 16423 %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures

; 16398 %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Videos

; 16403 %USERPROFILE%\NetHood

; 16411 %USERPROFILE%\PrintHood

; 16392 %USERPROFILE%\Recent

; 16393 %USERPROFILE%\SendTo

; 16395 %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu

; 16386 %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs

; 16432 %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools

; 16391 %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

; 16405 %USERPROFILE%\Templates

; 16422 %ProgramFiles%

; 16427 %ProgramFiles%\Common Files

; 16440 %SystemRoot%\Resources

; 16441 %SystemRoot%\Resources\0409

;

; e.g.

; For shortcut in users Quick Launch toolbar,

; "%16410%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\"

is the info i got, but i don't think most of it applys to 98SE

what i want to do is place folders into My Documents and muck about with the desktop.inis during the install of the project i'm working on, i'm pretty sure i know now how to do what i want to do with the singular exception of referencing "My Documents" itself with a DIRID (or via an alternative method (reading the registry ?))

[miko]

CustomDestination !

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders !

DUH!

oh well, i live and learn...

Edited October 9, 2005 by miko