See How do I get the path of special folders from Windows FAQ #16022 for Shell.Application availability.

The WSH is included in Windows 2000 and later but it could be removed by some companies because they condiser it a security risk.

>We have code in our system in two places. Both sets of code are trying to determine the correct path to My Documents. Both seem to work.
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>Code Set 1:
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>oShell = createobject("wscript.shell")
>m.cPath = oShell.SpecialFolders("MYDOCUMENTS")
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>Code Set 2:
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>oShell = createobject("Shell.Application")
>oFolder = oShell.NameSpace(0x5)
>m.cPath = oFolder.Self.Path
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>Aside from the obvious extra line of code in Code Set 2, is there a "better" choice between the two. What is the difference between wscript.shell and shell.application. Will both methods work on a Win98 machine?
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>Thanks for your help.
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>Rodd