>>>>The magic solution, as usual, is to use the Windows Scripting Host! The Wscript.Shell object has a SpecialFolders collection, and one of the items in the collection is the AllUsersDesktop...
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>>>Hi Ed,
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>>>Hmm, I think someone else mentioned that this might be a possibility.< bg >
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>>>Thanks for the information.
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>>Hi George,
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>>There's an article by John V. Petersen in FoxTalk regarding WSH in the Jan 1999 issue, which you may be referring to (?)
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>Thanks, Sanjay. Here I was kidding with my friend Ed (since I had mentioned him and WSH in another post on this thread).
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>There's also an article in the current (May, 1999) issue of FoxPro Advisor which discusses using the FileSystemObject of WSH. Both JVP's and the FPA articles are well worth the attention of anyone wishing to know more about WSH.
Cheers George!
... And to think I had the May issue in hand when I prattled away! Thanks for the pointer.
By the way, your stuff on accessing network info was most useful. Much obliged.
Sanjay Kapoor
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