wild cards

[riyrse]

Hi Friends,

I need the proper wildcards for the following path.

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs

Can anyone send me the wildcards which would be run under run command ?

Thanks
Riyas.B

[boudino]

Can you be more specific, or can you reformulate your question? I don't understood it at all and I'm affraid I'm not the only one.

[riyrse]

I need the wildcard for following path:

for examlpe,

if we type %windir% in the run command, it eill lead us to C:Windows, like that i need the wildcard for followinf path..

C:\Documents and Settings\sumathi\Start Menu\Programs

Hope u understood

[PeejAvery]

Why do you even need a wildcard? That is a static path. It does not change.

[TheCPUWizard]

Me thinks he mean "Environment Variable". The simple answer it to just open a command prompt window, type "Set" and LOOK at all the ones that are available.

[PeejAvery]

Environment variables are best viewed/controlled through System Properties ->Advanced (tab).

But, if you are accessing the All Users folder, you have no need for an environment variable. It is a static path to the All Users folder/subfolders.

[TheCPUWizard]

Environment variables are best viewed/controlled through System Properties ->Advanced (tab).

But, if you are accessing the All Users folder, you have no need for an environment variable. It is a static path to the All Users folder/subfolders.

The drive letter can easily be different, so it is NOT a fully static path!

[boudino]

I've checked it formely, but this path is not there. And the last part Start Menu\Programs can vary on locale set, so composing it from %USERPROFILE% and constant is not the way.

[riyrse]

ya this is static path only,

IF i use this in non english OS, it's not working

[boudino]

If I'm right, path like this are accessible in installer, so one solution could be to create a liitle MSI project, which would detect the path and write it to some well-known place, e.g. in config file or registry.