My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories Object
Provides properties for accessing commonly referenced directories.
Remarks
If the path for the referenced directory is empty, usually due to the operating system not supporting the directory, a DirectoryNotFoundException exception is thrown.
No backslash (\) appears at the end of the path.
Tasks
The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories object.
To |
See |
|---|---|
Read from the MyDocuments directory |
How to: Retrieve the Contents of the My Documents Directory in Visual Basic |
Example
This example returns the filePath for the user's Desktop directory and displays it.
Dim filePath As String
filePath = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop
MsgBox(filePath)
Requirements
Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices
Class:SpecialDirectoriesProxy (provides access to SpecialDirectories)
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
See Also
Reference
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories Object Members
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.AllUsersApplicationData Property
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.CurrentUserApplicationData Property
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop Property
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments Property
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyMusic Property
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyPictures Property
My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Programs Property