WinDirs unit

Get names of special directories under windows.

This unit contains only one function: GetWindowsSpecialDir. It is a simple pascal wrapper around the shfolder.dll library, and is available under Windows only.

Procedures and functions

`ConvertCSIDLtoFOLDERID`	function
`ConvertFOLDERIDtoCSIDL`	function
`GetWindowsSpecialDir`	function	Get the location of a special directory.
`GetWindowsSpecialDirUnicode`	function
`GetWindowsSystemDirectory`	function
`GetWindowsSystemDirectoryUnicode`	function

Constants

`CSIDL_ADMINTOOLS`	constant	ID for the personal "Start Menu\Programs\Administrative tools" folder (In the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_APPDATA`	constant	ID for the roaming "Application Data" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_CDBURN_AREA`	constant	ID for the personal "Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\CD Burning" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_ADMINTOOLS`	constant	ID for the common "Start Menu\Programs\Administrative tools" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA`	constant	ID for the common "Application Data" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY`	constant	ID for the public "Desktop" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_DOCUMENTS`	constant	ID for the common "Documents" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES`	constant	ID for the public "Favorites" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_MUSIC`	constant	ID for the common "Documents\My Music" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_PICTURES`	constant	ID for the common "Documents\My Pictures" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS`	constant	ID for the public "Programs" folder (Under "All users" Start menu folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU`	constant	ID for the public "Start Menu" folder (Under "All users").
`CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP`	constant	ID for the public "Startup" folder (Under "All users\Start menu\Programs" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_TEMPLATES`	constant	ID for the common "Templates" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COMMON_VIDEO`	constant	ID for the common "Documents\My Video" folder (Under "All users" folder).
`CSIDL_COOKIES`	constant	ID for the "Cookies" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY`	constant	ID for the "Desktop" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_FAVORITES`	constant	ID for the "Favourites" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE`	constant	Flag to specify if the requested folder must be created if it didn't exist yet.
`CSIDL_FONTS`	constant
`CSIDL_HISTORY`	constant	ID for the "History" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_INTERNET_CACHE`	constant	ID for the "Temporary Internet Files" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA`	constant	ID for the local "Application Data" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_MYMUSIC`	constant	ID for the "My Music" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_MYPICTURES`	constant	ID for the "My Pictures" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_MYVIDEO`	constant	ID for the "My Videos" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_NETHOOD`	constant	ID for the "Nethood" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_PERSONAL`	constant	ID for the "My Documents" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_PRINTHOOD`	constant	ID for the "Printhood" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_PROFILE`	constant	ID for the user's personal folder.
`CSIDL_PROFILES`	constant	ID for the parent folder for the user's folders.
`CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES`	constant	ID for the "Program Files" folder (alias for CSIDL_PROGRAMS).
`CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES_COMMON`	constant	ID for the Common folder under the "Program Files" folder.
`CSIDL_PROGRAMS`	constant	ID for the "Program files" folder.
`CSIDL_RECENT`	constant	ID for the "Recent" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_SENDTO`	constant	ID for the "Send to" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_STARTMENU`	constant	ID for the "Start menu" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_STARTUP`	constant	ID for the "Startup" menu folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_SYSTEM`	constant	ID for the Windows System32 dir.
`CSIDL_TEMPLATES`	constant	ID for the "Templates" folder (in the user's personal folder).
`CSIDL_WINDOWS`	constant	ID for the Windows installation dir.
`FOLDERID_AccountPictures`	constant
`FOLDERID_AddNewPrograms`	constant
`FOLDERID_AdminTools`	constant
`FOLDERID_AllAppMods`	constant
`FOLDERID_AppCaptures`	constant
`FOLDERID_AppDataDesktop`	constant
`FOLDERID_AppDataDocuments`	constant
`FOLDERID_AppDataFavorites`	constant
`FOLDERID_AppDataProgramData`	constant
`FOLDERID_ApplicationShortcuts`	constant
`FOLDERID_AppsFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_AppUpdates`	constant
`FOLDERID_CameraRoll`	constant
`FOLDERID_CameraRollLibrary`	constant
`FOLDERID_CDBurning`	constant
`FOLDERID_ChangeRemovePrograms`	constant
`FOLDERID_CommonAdminTools`	constant
`FOLDERID_CommonOEMLinks`	constant
`FOLDERID_CommonPrograms`	constant
`FOLDERID_CommonStartMenu`	constant
`FOLDERID_CommonStartMenuPlaces`	constant
`FOLDERID_CommonStartup`	constant
`FOLDERID_CommonTemplates`	constant
`FOLDERID_ComputerFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_ConflictFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_ConnectionsFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_Contacts`	constant
`FOLDERID_ControlPanelFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_Cookies`	constant
`FOLDERID_CurrentAppMods`	constant
`FOLDERID_Desktop`	constant
`FOLDERID_DevelopmentFiles`	constant
`FOLDERID_Device`	constant
`FOLDERID_DeviceMetadataStore`	constant
`FOLDERID_Documents`	constant
`FOLDERID_DocumentsLibrary`	constant
`FOLDERID_Downloads`	constant
`FOLDERID_Favorites`	constant
`FOLDERID_Fonts`	constant
`FOLDERID_Games`	constant
`FOLDERID_GameTasks`	constant
`FOLDERID_History`	constant
`FOLDERID_HomeGroup`	constant
`FOLDERID_HomeGroupCurrentUser`	constant
`FOLDERID_ImplicitAppShortcuts`	constant
`FOLDERID_InternetCache`	constant
`FOLDERID_InternetFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_Libraries`	constant
`FOLDERID_Links`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalAppData`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalAppDataLow`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalDocuments`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalDownloads`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalizedResourcesDir`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalMusic`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalPictures`	constant
`FOLDERID_LocalVideos`	constant
`FOLDERID_Music`	constant
`FOLDERID_MusicLibrary`	constant
`FOLDERID_NetHood`	constant
`FOLDERID_NetworkFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_Objects3D`	constant
`FOLDERID_OneDrive`	constant
`FOLDERID_OriginalImages`	constant
`FOLDERID_PhotoAlbums`	constant
`FOLDERID_Pictures`	constant
`FOLDERID_PicturesLibrary`	constant
`FOLDERID_Playlists`	constant
`FOLDERID_PrintersFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_PrintHood`	constant
`FOLDERID_Profile`	constant
`FOLDERID_ProgramData`	constant
`FOLDERID_ProgramFiles`	constant
`FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommon`	constant
`FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX64`	constant
`FOLDERID_ProgramFilesCommonX86`	constant
`FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX64`	constant
`FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX86`	constant
`FOLDERID_Programs`	constant
`FOLDERID_Public`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicDesktop`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicDocuments`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicDownloads`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicGameTasks`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicLibraries`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicMusic`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicPictures`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicRingtones`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicUserTiles`	constant
`FOLDERID_PublicVideos`	constant
`FOLDERID_QuickLaunch`	constant
`FOLDERID_Recent`	constant
`FOLDERID_RecordedCalls`	constant
`FOLDERID_RecordedTVLibrary`	constant
`FOLDERID_RecycleBinFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_ResourceDir`	constant
`FOLDERID_RetailDemo`	constant
`FOLDERID_Ringtones`	constant
`FOLDERID_RoamedTileImages`	constant
`FOLDERID_RoamingAppData`	constant
`FOLDERID_RoamingTiles`	constant
`FOLDERID_SampleMusic`	constant
`FOLDERID_SamplePictures`	constant
`FOLDERID_SamplePlaylists`	constant
`FOLDERID_SampleVideos`	constant
`FOLDERID_SavedGames`	constant
`FOLDERID_SavedPictures`	constant
`FOLDERID_SavedPicturesLibrary`	constant
`FOLDERID_SavedSearches`	constant
`FOLDERID_Screenshots`	constant
`FOLDERID_SEARCH_CSC`	constant
`FOLDERID_SEARCH_MAPI`	constant
`FOLDERID_SearchHistory`	constant
`FOLDERID_SearchHome`	constant
`FOLDERID_SearchTemplates`	constant
`FOLDERID_SendTo`	constant
`FOLDERID_SidebarDefaultParts`	constant
`FOLDERID_SidebarParts`	constant
`FOLDERID_SkyDrive`	constant
`FOLDERID_SkyDriveCameraRoll`	constant
`FOLDERID_SkyDriveDocuments`	constant
`FOLDERID_SkyDriveMusic`	constant
`FOLDERID_SkyDrivePictures`	constant
`FOLDERID_StartMenu`	constant
`FOLDERID_StartMenuAllPrograms`	constant
`FOLDERID_Startup`	constant
`FOLDERID_SyncManagerFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_SyncResultsFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_SyncSetupFolder`	constant
`FOLDERID_System`	constant
`FOLDERID_SystemX86`	constant
`FOLDERID_Templates`	constant
`FOLDERID_UserPinned`	constant
`FOLDERID_UserProfiles`	constant
`FOLDERID_UserProgramFiles`	constant
`FOLDERID_UserProgramFilesCommon`	constant
`FOLDERID_UsersFiles`	constant
`FOLDERID_UsersLibraries`	constant
`FOLDERID_Videos`	constant
`FOLDERID_VideosLibrary`	constant
`FOLDERID_Windows`	constant
`KF_FLAG_CREATE`	constant
`KF_FLAG_DEFAULT`	constant

An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.