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Creating Subdirectory in "Default User" App Data
Hello All,
We have an Excel Add-In that creates an INI file in a subfolder under the Application Data section of the current user ("C:\Documents and Settings\CURRENTUSER\Application Data\Our Company\Our Product\OurOptions.INI"). If the Add-In is used in a background process, it attempts to create the folders under the Default User (usually "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data"). The problem is, it doesn't have permission to do so, and hangs the process. However, if the "Our Company" folder exists, it does have permission and creates the "Our Product" folder with no problem. Does anybody know of a way to create the "Our Company" folder automatically under the Default User's Application Data path? Thanks, PAGates |
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Creating Subdirectory in "Default User" App Data
This is working for me at home
MkDir "C:\Documents and Settings\" & Environ("Username") & "\Application Data\Our Company" -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl "pagates" wrote in message ... Hello All, We have an Excel Add-In that creates an INI file in a subfolder under the Application Data section of the current user ("C:\Documents and Settings\CURRENTUSER\Application Data\Our Company\Our Product\OurOptions.INI"). If the Add-In is used in a background process, it attempts to create the folders under the Default User (usually "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data"). The problem is, it doesn't have permission to do so, and hangs the process. However, if the "Our Company" folder exists, it does have permission and creates the "Our Product" folder with no problem. Does anybody know of a way to create the "Our Company" folder automatically under the Default User's Application Data path? Thanks, PAGates |
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Creating Subdirectory in "Default User" App Data
Hi pagates,
MkDir Environ(2) & "\Our Company" MP "pagates" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Hello All, We have an Excel Add-In that creates an INI file in a subfolder under the Application Data section of the current user ("C:\Documents and Settings\CURRENTUSER\Application Data\Our Company\Our Product\OurOptions.INI"). If the Add-In is used in a background process, it attempts to create the folders under the Default User (usually "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data"). The problem is, it doesn't have permission to do so, and hangs the process. However, if the "Our Company" folder exists, it does have permission and creates the "Our Product" folder with no problem. Does anybody know of a way to create the "Our Company" folder automatically under the Default User's Application Data path? Thanks, PAGates |
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Creating Subdirectory in "Default User" App Data
As I was reminded the other, you should not use the numerals for the Environ
variables as the can return different values between computers. Environ("APPDATA") will always be the same. NickHK "Michel Pierron" wrote in message ... Hi pagates, MkDir Environ(2) & "\Our Company" MP "pagates" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Hello All, We have an Excel Add-In that creates an INI file in a subfolder under the Application Data section of the current user ("C:\Documents and Settings\CURRENTUSER\Application Data\Our Company\Our Product\OurOptions.INI"). If the Add-In is used in a background process, it attempts to create the folders under the Default User (usually "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data"). The problem is, it doesn't have permission to do so, and hangs the process. However, if the "Our Company" folder exists, it does have permission and creates the "Our Product" folder with no problem. Does anybody know of a way to create the "Our Company" folder automatically under the Default User's Application Data path? Thanks, PAGates |
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Creating Subdirectory in "Default User" App Data
Hi All,
I am actually using Environ's big brother: the Win32 function SHGetFolderPath. I imagine that Environ uses that somehow in the background. This works fine for "real" users, but not when Excel runs in automation. When I change the code to use Environ("APPDATA"), it no longer hangs, but it doesn't create the correct path, either. It leaves off the entire path before "\Our Company". It appears that I have been able to get around these limitations using error handling. Thanks for your help, PAGates "Michel Pierron" wrote: Hi NickHK, Yes, you are right, but sometimes, I am a little lazy. :-) MP "NickHK" a écrit dans le message de news: ... As I was reminded the other, you should not use the numerals for the Environ variables as the can return different values between computers. Environ("APPDATA") will always be the same. NickHK "Michel Pierron" wrote in message ... Hi pagates, MkDir Environ(2) & "\Our Company" MP "pagates" a écrit dans le message de news: ... Hello All, We have an Excel Add-In that creates an INI file in a subfolder under the Application Data section of the current user ("C:\Documents and Settings\CURRENTUSER\Application Data\Our Company\Our Product\OurOptions.INI"). If the Add-In is used in a background process, it attempts to create the folders under the Default User (usually "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Application Data"). The problem is, it doesn't have permission to do so, and hangs the process. However, if the "Our Company" folder exists, it does have permission and creates the "Our Product" folder with no problem. Does anybody know of a way to create the "Our Company" folder automatically under the Default User's Application Data path? Thanks, PAGates |
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