SHGetSpecialFolderLocation

[Now Supported on Windows NT]

Retrieves the location of a special folder.

WINSHELLAPI HRESULT WINAPI SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(;

HWND hwndOwner,
int nFolder,
LPITEMIDLIST *ppidl
);

Parameters

hwndOwner

Handle of the owner window that the client should specify if it displays a dialog box or message box.

nFolder

Value specifying the folder to retrieve the location of. This parameter can be one of the following values:

CSIDL_BITBUCKET	Recycle bin file system directory containing file objects in the user's recycle bin. The location of this directory is not in the registry; it is marked with the hidden and system attributes to prevent the user from moving or deleting it.
CSIDL_CONTROLS	Control Panel virtual folder containing icons for the control panel applications.
CSIDL_DESKTOP	Windows desktop virtual folder at the root of the name space.
CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY	File system directory used to physically store file objects on the desktop (not to be confused with the desktop folder itself).
CSIDL_DRIVES	My Computer virtual folder containing everything on the local computer: storage devices, printers, and Control Panel. The folder may also contain mapped network drives.
CSIDL_FONTS	Virtual folder containing fonts.
CSIDL_NETHOOD	File system directory containing objects that appear in the network neighborhood.
CSIDL_NETWORK	Network Neighborhood virtual folder representing the top level of the network hierarchy.
CSIDL_PERSONAL	File system directory that serves as a common respository for documents.
CSIDL_PRINTERS	Printers folder virtual folder containing installed printers.
CSIDL_PROGRAMS	File system directory that contains the user's program groups (which are also file system directories).
CSIDL_RECENT	File system directory that contains the user's most recently used documents.
CSIDL_SENDTO	File system directory that contains Send To menu items.
CSIDL_STARTMENU	File system directory containing Start menu items.
CSIDL_STARTUP	File system directory that corresponds to the user's Startup program group.
CSIDL_TEMPLATES	File system directory that serves as a common repository for document templates.

ppidl

Address that receives a pointer to an item identifier list specifying the folder's location relative to the root of the name space (the desktop).

Return Values

Returns NOERROR if successful or an OLE-defined error result otherwise.

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