Problem With SHGetSpecialFolderPath Function

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Hi,
I am using

C++

SHGetSpecialFolderPath(0, path, CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES, FALSE);

for get path Program files directory. it works good if I have on Program Files folder in my PC only.
For examples I have two "Program Files" folder is my PC, one in drive C & another in Drive D. When run code it only find "Program Files" folder in drive C that installed my windows and not finds path for "Program files" that located in drive D.
My question is how change function that check another drives for this folder too.
Is thee any other function that do this too?
Regards,

Posted 20-Dec-11 6:36am

Rezame

Updated 20-Dec-11 6:53am

Mehdi Gholam

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Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20T06:54:00

Solution 1

SHGetSpecialFolderPath only works with the drive windows is installed on.

If you need to check other drive you will have to do that yourself.

Posted 20-Dec-11 6:54am

Mehdi Gholam

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Chuck O'Toole 20-Dec-11 13:14pm

Agreed, there is nothing "Special" about the folder name "Program Files" on the "D" drive, it's just another name.

Chuck O'Toole 20-Dec-11 13:15pm

Oh, sorry for the "4", I mis-clicked and now it won't let me go back and fix it.

Mehdi Gholam 20-Dec-11 13:17pm

Cheers, no problem.

Satheesh1546 · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20T17:21:00

Solution 2

Hi,

It is not possible with SHGetSpecialFolderPath(). This function will return only the path of concerned CSIDL values.

FYI: We can get the current directory using GetCurrentDirectory(),

GetModuleFileName(): Return the exe's path.

Thanks

Posted 20-Dec-11 17:21pm

Satheesh1546

Updated 20-Dec-11 20:02pm

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RaisKazi 21-Dec-11 2:03am

Edited using "code" tag.

**Malli_S** · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-20T19:59:00

It seems that you have dual OS installed on your hard disk. One on C Drive and the other on D Drive. When you boot with OS installed on C Drive the special folder (like MyDocument, ProgramFiles) from the current OS (i.e. from C Drive) will get liked to CLSIDs. The folders from D drive will be just an another folder for the OS. So, whenever you retrieve the folder name using SHGetSpecialFolderPath() API you'll get the path from the current boot OS i.e. from C Drive.

If you wanna to search all the folder (on all the drives) with 'Program Files' as name, you have to implement your own logic.