I think it's %userprofile%. It should look for %home% first (since those Windows users who know about the HOME environment variable and set it would probably prefer it be used) before %userprofile%. NT generates the %userprofile% variable; I don't think it can be changed.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Richard Rowell > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Dia start errors on Win 98 > > > On Wednesday 13 February 2002 14:54, you wrote: > > > Alternatively - this is for people responsible for Windows > port - could > > you add something in the installer which checks for presence > > of HOME directory and if it does not exist creates it ? > > I am quite suru folks who ask these questions do not compile dia > > themselves but use binary installer. > > I'm haven't done windows development in a while but... > > IIRC there is a registry key that is quite close to the "home > directory", at > least on NT/2000/XP. I forget the name of the key but it maps to > %WINNT%\profiles\%CURRENT_USER% which is the NT home > directory. A good > alternative might be to use the "My Documents" folder is > defined on all Win32 > platforms IIRC (the name of that reg key escapes me as well, > but it wouldn't > be to hard to track down). > > _________________________ > Richard Rowell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would > delete themselves > upon execution. - Robert Sewell > _______________________________________________ > Dia-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list _______________________________________________ Dia-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/dia-list
