C / C++ / MFC

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders

std::string GetApplicationDataPath()
{
    std::auto_ptr<char> path( new char[MAX_PATH]);

    const HRESULT result = ::SHGetFolderPath( NULL, CSIDL_APPDATA, NULL, SHGFP_TYPE_CURRENT, path.get());

    if( result != S_OK)
        return std::string();
    else    {
        std::string s( path.get());
        if( s.at( s.size()-1) != '\\')
            s += '\\';
        return s + _T("\\MyApp\\");
    }
}

TCHAR szPath[MAX_PATH];
if(SUCCEEDED(SHGetFolderPath(NULL, 
                             CSIDL_PERSONAL|CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE, 
                             NULL, 
                             0, 
                             szPath))) 
{
    PathAppend(szPath, TEXT("New Doc.txt"));
    HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(szPath, ...);
}

big_denny_200 wrote:

const char * pVal = ... ?

const char * pVal = (LPCTSTR)sVal;

Monty2 wrote:

Try this


const char * pVal = (LPCTSTR)sVal;

_Russell_ wrote:

Using this way we have to be carefull using pVal in WRITE mode: the pointer points to the local CString object!