Module: SystemFolders in Category Windows : System Information from Total Visual SourceBook

' Example of modSystemFolders
'
' To use this example, create a new module and paste this code into it.
' Then run the procedure by putting the cursor in the procedure and pressing:
'    F5 to run it, or
'    F8 to step through it line-by-line (see the Debug menu for more options)

Private Sub Example_modSystemFolders()
  ' Comments: Example of using the modSystemFolders module to get Windows system folders in VB6 and VBA with 32 and 64 bit Windows API calls.
  '           Run this procedure and see the information in the Immediate Window.

  ' This first part is a display of all the system folders in one command
  Debug.Print "========================="
  Debug.Print "DisplayAllSystemFolders "
  Debug.Print "------------------"
  DisplayAllSystemFolders
  Debug.Print "========================="

  ' The following are individual procedure calls that retrieve specific Windows system folders
  Debug.Print "AdminTools         : " & AdminToolsFolder

  ' The user has full permissions to their AppData folders:
  Debug.Print "AppData            : " & AppDataFolder
  Debug.Print "AppDataSub         : " & AppDataSubFolder("FMS", True)

  Debug.Print "Cookies            : " & CookiesFolder
  Debug.Print "Desktop            : " & DesktopFolder
  Debug.Print "DesktopPublic      : " & DesktopFolderPublic
  Debug.Print "Documents          : " & DocumentsFolder
  Debug.Print "DocumentsPublic    : " & DocumentsFolderPublic
  Debug.Print "Favorites          : " & FavoritesFolder
  Debug.Print "FavoritesPublic    : " & FavoritesFolderPublic
  Debug.Print "Fonts              : " & FontsFolder
  Debug.Print "History            : " & HistoryFolder
  Debug.Print "InternetCache      : " & InternetCacheFolder
  Debug.Print "LocalAppData       : " & LocalAppDataFolder
  Debug.Print "NetworkShortcuts   : " & NetworkShortcutsFolder
  Debug.Print "Pictures           : " & PicturesFolder
  Debug.Print "PrinterShortcuts   : " & PrinterShortcutsFolder
  Debug.Print "Profile            : " & ProfileFolder
  Debug.Print "ProgramData        : " & ProgramDataFolder
  Debug.Print "ProgramDataSub     : " & ProgramDataSubFolder("FMS", True)
  Debug.Print "ProgramFilesCommon : " & ProgramFilesCommonFolder
  Debug.Print "ProgramFiles       : " & ProgramFilesFolder
  Debug.Print "Recent             : " & RecentFolder
  Debug.Print "SendTo             : " & SendToFolder
  Debug.Print "StartMenu          : " & StartMenuFolder
  Debug.Print "StartMenuPublic    : " & StartMenuFolderPublic
  Debug.Print "StartUp            : " & StartUpFolder
  Debug.Print "StartUpPublic      : " & StartUpFolderPublic
  Debug.Print "System             : " & SystemFolder
  Debug.Print "System 32-bit      : " & SystemFolder32
  Debug.Print "Template           : " & TemplateFolder
  Debug.Print "TemplatePublic     : " & TemplateFolderPublic
  Debug.Print "Windows            : " & WindowsFolder
End Sub

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