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vtol

Hi
I would like to find a way to get the Windows XP system32 PATH with a DOS batch file or small C EXE that excepts parameters from my VDS5 EXE.

(1) It would get the Windows\system32 path.
(2) Maybe write it to a txt file or registry or %1 etc..

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:54 am Post subject:

Hi Vtol,

I can think of two ways off the top of my head to get the system path.
Bothe are APIs by the way::

1) UINT GetSystemDirectory(LPTSTR lpBuf, UINT uSize);
2) BOOL SHGetSpecialFolderPath(HWND hwndOwner, LPTSTR lpBuf, int iFolder, BOOL fCreate);

For #2 set 'iFolder' to CSIDL_SYSTEM. Not sure what the actual value is.

As for the reaminder of your question, I'm unsure of what you're after.

vtol · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:07 am Post subject:

Thanks for that ShinobiSoft

I dont know if the VDSconsole DSU would take care of this or not.

Garrett · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:10 am Post subject:

Would the DOS environmental hold that info?

vtol · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:57 am Post subject:

yes, but I read somewhere where DOS will not let you get it by way of batch file, but maybe that was NT, cant remember.

Hooligan · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

Hi Vtol,

In a DOS batch you can use %SYSTEMROOT% to return the directory that windows is installed in. To get a directory listing of the system32 directory you would create the following batch:

dir %SYSTEMROOT%\system32
pause

The VDS equivilent is: @env(SYSTEMROOT)"\system32"

I hope that helps,
Hooligan

vdsalchemist · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:06 pm Post subject:

vtol · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks Hooligan Very Happy

Thats the one I thought I saw somewhere in the past but thought I was dreaming Laughing

DaveR · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:58 am Post subject:

vdsalchemist · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject:

vtol · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject:

I allready have it for awhile and just read the help files again and cant find any overview or overall description or examples of what its used for or what I would want to use it for, I think I was at your forum once and it could be used for running old commedore 64 games like Bould Dash.

But I would enjoy more simple example of what you could use the VDSconsole for with VDS5. I'm sure its good for thousands of things Cool

vdsalchemist · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

vtol · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:29 pm Post subject:

OK, thanks (but no hurry if too busy - when ever)...
ya it seems we talked about it being able to do stuff at XPwindows preload
but will not run in true DOS.
But XP DOS commands lines would be good for another VDS program to run the console I think Question

I dont know, hee hee.
I'm just spitting words ro see where they splatter I guess Cool