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ATGUIFILEDIALOG default path option for 'Desktop'

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Topic: ATGUIFILEDIALOG default path option for 'Desktop'

Posted By: GlenB
Subject: ATGUIFILEDIALOG default path option for 'Desktop'
Date Posted: March 26 2012 at 4:55am

It would be nice if there was an option in ATGUIFILEDIALOG to specify %HOMEPATH%/Desktop and such as default path flags. The security in Windows 7 prevents writing to C:\ so this breaks my import/export apps. I'm having to rewrite them and am unable to use the file dialog selector to select a User's based path with a pre-set filename for saving files properly on Windows 7. Manually setting the C:\ path breaks when there is a mixed lot of XP and Vista/Win7 machines.

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Posted By: PSchellenbach
Date Posted: March 26 2012 at 6:41am

Hi Jeff -

Check out the sample ATGETDOCPATH subroutine in the SAMPLES file in your ACCUTERM account (if you installed the sample programs). This subroutine returns the path to the user's My Documents folder.

Thanks,

Pete