WSH » wshshell » SpecialFolders
- Syntax:
- WshShell.SpecialFolders
The SpecialFolders property is read only and returns a WshSpecialFolders object.
The
SpecialFolders property returns a WshSpecialFolders
object which can be used to access various Windows shell folders such
as the desktop folder, the Start Menu folder and the personal document
folder.
If strFolderName is unavailable,
SpecialFolders returns NULL. The following is the list of
available special folders on various Windows OS. (Note: not all of the
following special folders are available to all flavors of
Windows).
- AllUsersDesktop
- AllUsersStartMenu
- AllUsersPrograms
- AllUsersStartup
- Desktop
- Favorites
- Fonts
- MyDocuments
- NetHood
- PrintHood
- Programs
- Recent
- SendTo
- StartMenu
- Startup
- Templates
Examples
Code:
Set WshShell =
WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objWshSpecialFolders
= WshShell.SpecialFolders
WSCript.Echo "My documents are in: "
& objWshSpecialFolders("MyDocuments")
' Or to access
the WshSpecialFolders object directly from the WshShell object
WSCript.Echo "My documents are in: " &
WshShell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments")Output:
My documents are in:
C:\WINNT\Profiles\theGuru\My Documents
My documents are in:
C:\WINNT\Profiles\theGuru\My DocumentsLanguage(s): WSH
