>hi all,
>My program makes a txt file which i would like to place on the desktop for easy and immediate location by the user.
>
>How can i know the path to the desktop ?
>
>TIA,
>suhashegde

#define CSIDL_DESKTOP                   0x0000
#define CSIDL_INTERNET                  0x0001
#define CSIDL_PROGRAMS                  0x0002
#define CSIDL_CONTROLS                  0x0003
#define CSIDL_PRINTERS                  0x0004
#define CSIDL_PERSONAL                  0x0005
#define CSIDL_FAVORITES                 0x0006
#define CSIDL_STARTUP                   0x0007
#define CSIDL_RECENT                    0x0008
#define CSIDL_SENDTO                    0x0009
#define CSIDL_BITBUCKET                 0x000a
#define CSIDL_STARTMENU                 0x000b
#define CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY          0x0010
#define CSIDL_DRIVES                    0x0011
#define CSIDL_NETWORK                   0x0012
#define CSIDL_NETHOOD                   0x0013
#define CSIDL_FONTS                     0x0014
#define CSIDL_TEMPLATES                 0x0015
#define CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU          0x0016
#define CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS           0X0017
#define CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP            0x0018
#define CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY   0x0019
#define CSIDL_APPDATA                   0x001a
#define CSIDL_PRINTHOOD                 0x001b
#define CSIDL_ALTSTARTUP                0x001d         // DBCS
#define CSIDL_COMMON_ALTSTARTUP         0x001e         // DBCS
#define CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES          0x001f
#define CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE            0x0020
#define CSIDL_COOKIES                   0x0021
#define CSIDL_HISTORY                   0x0022


Declare short SHGetSpecialFolderPath in Shell32.dll ;
    integer hwndOwner, string @ lpszPath, ;
    integer nFolder, short fCreate
#Define MAX_PATH 267    
local lpszPath,lcFolder
lpszPath = Replicate(Chr(0),MAX_PATH)
if SHGetSpecialFolderPath(0,@lpszPath,CSIDL_DESKTOP,0) # 0
  lcFolder = left(lpszPath,at(chr(0),lpszPath)-1)
EndIf
? lcFolder

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