I'm looking for a Windows variable (accessible in c++) that contains the path to a user's my documents folder in XP, but the folder above that in vista.
SO in
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\Tom\My Documents
Vista: C:\Users\Tom
It is a program (AIM specifically), which uses this variable the directory and I'm having a hard time figuring out what it is..
It doesnt nececerially have to use a variable. Windows vista (when UAC is on) does File/Folder redirection so any hardcoded references to My Documents are redirected to /users/username.
ok thats helpful.
except what do you mean by "hardcoded"? if I wanted to access the file that was in either my documents or userprofile (depending on the operating system), I could just use %USERPROFILE%\My Documents, and vista would redirect to just %USERPROFILE%?
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