copy file to desktop

[karpa]

How can i copy a file to Desktop? How to find the pathname to users Desktop (multi-language)? is there a special variable like %USERPROFILE%?

[Ian.W · Accepted solution]

To get the desktop location use the Windows API SHGetKnownFolderPath or SHGetFolderPath as described in this thread. The names of the paths you can retrieve (like Desktop, AppData, My Documents etc are listed here.)

--Ian

[karpa]

so i dit try the suggested sollution but is producing an error.. 

#include <shlobj.h> 

...

SHGetFolderPath (0, CSIDL_DESKTOP, NULL, SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT, path); 

  link Error: Undefined symbol '_SHGetFolderPathA@20' referenced in "launchexe.c".

i used it inside launche.exe example 

win XP cvi 8.5 

Message Edited by karpa on 01-02-2010 09:36 AM

[RobertoBozzolo]

Have you added Shell32.lib to your project?

[karpa]

 I added the lib from an older project of mine, i changed it with the one from cvi sdk and everything works now!

Thanks!!