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"Jeff Partch [MVP]" wrote in message
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"Baxter" wrote in message
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I am using SHGetSpecialFolder with CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES to get an install
directory. On my Win2000 system, this works fine. On my Win98 system,
it
fails with an "invalid argument" error.

I tried setting up a loop and calling with a range of values. All
appropriate values worked correctly except 0x0026 (CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES).

What is SHGetSpecialFolder?

Sorry, I meant SHGetSpecialFolderLocation. I also tried SHGetFolderPath.


In the meantime, the documentation...


http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nums/csidl.asp

...describes CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES as a, "Version 5.0" value. When you say
"appropriate values", are you saying that all other "Version 5.0" values
work for you?

Without being absolutely precise - yes. I can get all the indicated
directories except for CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES.


Any ideas?


http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...folderpath.asp

I'm using Win98 SE w/IE 6.0. According to this last link, I would expect it
to work. This particular code was developed in VC++6.0 and worked
previously. I'm wondering if it's not a library/link problem. The problem
code is being compiled on a Win2000 system under VS.NET 2003 (VC++).