GetWindowsDirectory() in .NET -- dotnet sdk

David Thielen
6/14/2006 3:58:02 PM

thank you

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David Thielen
6/14/2006 8:10:02 PM

Thank you. I can pass multiple directories so I think I'll use both methods
and if they differ, pass both.

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Greg Young
6/14/2006 10:30:06 PM

I would personally recommend using the environment class for this.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemenvironmentclasstopic.asp

Cheers,

Greg Young
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Jesse Houwing
6/15/2006 12:46:47 AM

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You should be able to get the fonts directory location from the
following registry location:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell
Folders]
"Fonts"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Fonts"

David Thielen
6/15/2006 9:09:52 AM

If anyone else needs this:

// get it from the environment
String dir =
System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.System);
dir += "\\..\\fonts";
dir = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(dir);
count += registerDirectory(dir);

// get it from the registry
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey regKey =
Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders");
if (regKey != null)
{
Object obj = regKey.GetValue("Fonts");
regKey.Close();
if (obj instanceof String)
{
String dir2 = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath((String)obj);
if (! dir.toLowerCase().equals(dir2.toLowerCase()))
count += registerDirectory(dir2);
}
}
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Greg Young
6/15/2006 1:30:31 PM

The problem is that the registry solution may not work in version x of
windows. The purpose of the Environment class is that it abstracts this from
you.

Cheers,

Greg Young
MVP - C#
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