You can quickly find the name of the Windows or the Windows System directory. Just pass “WindowsDirectory” or “WindowsSystemDirectory” into this function:
Declare Function wu_GetWindows_ Directory Lib "Kernel" Alias _ "GetWindowsDirectory" _ (ByVal lpBuffer As String, _ ByVal nSize As Integer) As IntegerDeclare Function wu_GetWindowsSystem_ Directory Lib "Kernel" Alias _ "GetSystemDirectory" _ (ByVal lpBuffer As String, _ ByVal nSize As Integer) As IntegerFunction WinDirs$ (strDirNameNeeded$)On Error GoTo WinDirs_ErrDim strBuffer$Dim iSize%Dim iResult%iSize = 256strBuffer$ = Space$(iSize) Select Case strDirNameNeeded$ Case "WindowsDirectory" iResult% = wu_GetWindows_ Directory(strBuffer$, iSize) Case "WindowsSystemDirectory" iResult% = wu_GetWindows_ SystemDirectory(strBuffer$, iSize) End Select WinDirs$ = Left$_ (strBuffer$, iResult%)WinDirs_Err: If Err Then ' Do whatever you need to here End IfEnd Function
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