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March 2nd 10, 09:01 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
Hi all,
I have an application that uses one configuration file which should be the same for all users. This conf file should also be editable by any user. 1) For Win2000 and WinXP it was not a problem to use the SHGetFolderPath function with CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA which would then be smth like: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data" and to put there the conf file for my application. The problem is that on Vista the call of SHGetFolderPath/SHGetKnownFolderPath with CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA gives the: "C:\ProgramData" directory which is read-only and _hidden_. If I put the conf file there the users won't be able to modify the conf file because it's a hidden directory. Is there any other place recommended by Microsoft where one could put the application data that is not _user_ specific and it's not _hidden_? 2) As a possible solution to the above problem I was thinking of using the CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS. It doesn't sound right to me, but it's the only way out that I found until now. What makes me wonder is that if I print the return value of SHGetFolderPath/SHGetKnownFolderPath with CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS I get: "C:\Users\Public\Documents" even though in windows explorer is no such directory, it's only the "Public Documents", I mean: "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents". Why is this confusion between "C:\Users\Public\Documents" and "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents"? Thank you in advance, Viv 
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March 3rd 10, 12:20 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a
desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .. -- "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have an application that uses one configuration file which should be the same for all users. This conf file should also be editable by any user. 1) For Win2000 and WinXP it was not a problem to use the SHGetFolderPath function with CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA which would then be smth like: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data" and to put there the conf file for my application. The problem is that on Vista the call of SHGetFolderPath/SHGetKnownFolderPath with CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA gives the: "C:\ProgramData" directory which is read-only and _hidden_. If I put the conf file there the users won't be able to modify the conf file because it's a hidden directory. Is there any other place recommended by Microsoft where one could put the application data that is not _user_ specific and it's not _hidden_? 2) As a possible solution to the above problem I was thinking of using the CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS. It doesn't sound right to me, but it's the only way out that I found until now. What makes me wonder is that if I print the return value of SHGetFolderPath/SHGetKnownFolderPath with CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS I get: "C:\Users\Public\Documents" even though in windows explorer is no such directory, it's only the "Public Documents", I mean: "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents". Why is this confusion between "C:\Users\Public\Documents" and "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents"? Thank you in advance, Viv
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March 3rd 10, 12:20 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a
desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .. -- "Viv" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have an application that uses one configuration file which should be the same for all users. This conf file should also be editable by any user. 1) For Win2000 and WinXP it was not a problem to use the SHGetFolderPath function with CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA which would then be smth like: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data" and to put there the conf file for my application. The problem is that on Vista the call of SHGetFolderPath/SHGetKnownFolderPath with CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA gives the: "C:\ProgramData" directory which is read-only and _hidden_. If I put the conf file there the users won't be able to modify the conf file because it's a hidden directory. Is there any other place recommended by Microsoft where one could put the application data that is not _user_ specific and it's not _hidden_? 2) As a possible solution to the above problem I was thinking of using the CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS. It doesn't sound right to me, but it's the only way out that I found until now. What makes me wonder is that if I print the return value of SHGetFolderPath/SHGetKnownFolderPath with CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS I get: "C:\Users\Public\Documents" even though in windows explorer is no such directory, it's only the "Public Documents", I mean: "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents". Why is this confusion between "C:\Users\Public\Documents" and "C:\Users\Public\Public Documents"? Thank you in advance, Viv
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March 9th 10, 09:47 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
Thx for your answer to my second question. Understood.
Any clue about my first question? Thx, Viv  On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:20:10 +1100, . wrote: C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .
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March 9th 10, 09:47 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
Thx for your answer to my second question. Understood.
Any clue about my first question? Thx, Viv On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:20:10 +1100, . wrote: C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .
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March 9th 10, 10:02 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
Read only on a folder means for explorer to treat the folder specially. Note
it does not mean read only on a folder. Anyway the folder isn't read only but ordinary users don't have write access. I don't have any solutions for you. -- .. -- "Viv" wrote in message ... Thx for your answer to my second question. Understood. Any clue about my first question? Thx, Viv On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:20:10 +1100, . wrote: C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .
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March 9th 10, 10:02 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
Read only on a folder means for explorer to treat the folder specially. Note
it does not mean read only on a folder. Anyway the folder isn't read only but ordinary users don't have write access. I don't have any solutions for you. -- .. -- "Viv" wrote in message ... Thx for your answer to my second question. Understood. Any clue about my first question? Thx, Viv On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:20:10 +1100, . wrote: C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .
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March 9th 10, 11:25 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
But I do.....
It is a bad idea to allow users to directly modify config files becuase you have no control over what occurs. What is a better idea is to create your own cfg.exe which captures the user input and updates the config file itself. Therefore placement of the file become irrelevant and in fact is an advantage in an enviornment with a mixture of different versions of windows due to the folder names being different. hth Leslie. . wrote in message ... Read only on a folder means for explorer to treat the folder specially. Note it does not mean read only on a folder. Anyway the folder isn't read only but ordinary users don't have write access. I don't have any solutions for you. -- . -- "Viv" wrote in message ... Thx for your answer to my second question. Understood. Any clue about my first question? Thx, Viv On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:20:10 +1100, . wrote: C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .
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March 9th 10, 11:25 AM
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Vista and CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA - readonly and _hidden_ directory
But I do.....
It is a bad idea to allow users to directly modify config files becuase you have no control over what occurs. What is a better idea is to create your own cfg.exe which captures the user input and updates the config file itself. Therefore placement of the file become irrelevant and in fact is an advantage in an enviornment with a mixture of different versions of windows due to the folder names being different. hth Leslie. . wrote in message ... Read only on a folder means for explorer to treat the folder specially. Note it does not mean read only on a folder. Anyway the folder isn't read only but ordinary users don't have write access. I don't have any solutions for you. -- . -- "Viv" wrote in message ... Thx for your answer to my second question. Understood. Any clue about my first question? Thx, Viv On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:20:10 +1100, . wrote: C:\Users\Public\Documents is the name of the folder. This folder uses a desktop.ini for display name purposes. In English it is Public Documents. -- .
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