ExpandToRealPath function

Unit

acUtils

Declaration

const

TOKEN_DESKTOP      = '%desktop%';

TOKEN_MYDOCUMENTS  = '%mydocuments%';

TOKEN_MYPICTURES   = '%mypictures%';

TOKEN_APPDATA      = '%appdata%';

TOKEN_PROGRAMFILES = '%programfiles%';

TOKEN_WINDOWS      = '%windows%';

TOKEN_SYSTEM       = '%system%';

TOKEN_TEMP         = '%temp%';

TOKEN_SAMPLES      = '%samples%';

TOKEN_HELP         = '%help%';

TOKEN_MEDIA        = '%media%';

TOKEN_CURSORS      = '%cursors%';

TOKEN_CURRENT      = '%current%';

function ExpandToRealPath(const Path: String): String;

Description

The ExpandToRealPath function searches the specified string for "keywords" (listed above), like %Windows% or %ProgramFiles%, and replaces them to the real pathes to the system folders.

For example, line

%programfiles%\My Application\MyExe.exe could be converted to

C:\Program Files\My Application\MyExe.exe, or

%SYSTEMDIR%\mydll.dll could be converted to

C:\WinNT\system32\mydll.dll

%Current%\Application.exe could be converted to

D:\Projects\My Projects for SomeCompany\ProgramName\Beta2\Application.exe

See also

GetSysDir function.