newbie: Getting Program Files folder in Windows Mobile 6.0

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Bjørn Brox - 07 Jan 2008 15:23 GMT

Hi!

Can anyonecome with some C# program example on how to get the path of
the "Program Files" folder on a windows mobile unit (//Program Files" in
an english version of WM 6)

I need to know if a specific executable is installed on the unit, and
start it when needed.

I know about the following statement:

String path =
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles);

but it just return the "Program" folder in the Start Menu, i.e. name
where the startup links is present, not the real path where the exe is
present.

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Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP ) - 07 Jan 2008 16:20 GMT

Hi,

You should post this question into the Compact framework NG (crossposting
there now)

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> Hi!
>
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> but it just return the "Program" folder in the Start Menu, i.e. name where
> the startup links is present, not the real path where the exe is present.

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Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] - 07 Jan 2008 16:46 GMT

Generally, you'd use SHGetSpecialFolderPath(). I'm not aware of a
generally-available (all versions of Windows Mobile), method of getting that
without P/Invoking it.

BOOL SHGetSpecialFolderPath(
HWND hwndOwner,
LPTSTR lpszPath,
int nFolder,
BOOL fCreate
);

SHGetSpecialFolderPath( hwnd, pathstring, CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES /* 0x26 */,
FALSE ) would get the path that you're interested in.

Paul T.

> Hi,
>
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>> where the startup links is present, not the real path where the exe is
>> present.

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Bjørn Brox - 07 Jan 2008 19:56 GMT

Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] skrev:

> Generally, you'd use SHGetSpecialFolderPath(). I'm not aware of a
> generally-available (all versions of Windows Mobile), method of getting that
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> SHGetSpecialFolderPath( hwnd, pathstring, CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES /* 0x26 */,
> FALSE ) would get the path that you're interested in.

Thanks, it worked.
The returned value from this was as expected: "\\Program Files"

Any reason that the
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles)
wrapper returns "\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs"?

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Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] - 07 Jan 2008 20:55 GMT

I'm sure there must be, but I certainly don't know what it is! What version
of .NET CF does it do that in? Maybe it was fixed in a later version or
service pack.

Paul T.

> Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] skrev:
>> Generally, you'd use SHGetSpecialFolderPath(). I'm not aware of a
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Bjørn Brox - 07 Jan 2008 21:20 GMT

Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] skrev:

> I'm sure there must be, but I certainly don't know what it is! What version
> of .NET CF does it do that in? Maybe it was fixed in a later version or
> service pack.

I am using CF 3.5

Anyhow, both "\\Program Files" and "\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs" are
in my opinion both special folders that should be covered by the
Environment.SpecialFolder enum.

>> Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] skrev:
>>> Generally, you'd use SHGetSpecialFolderPath(). I'm not aware of a
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