Collector9999
22nd December 2011 03:52 UTC

How to get Saved Games folder
Is there a way to get a user's Saved Games folder on Vista or Win7? I could use "$PROFILE\Saved Games\", but this does not take into account the possibility of a user that has renamed or moved this folder. The Registry uses a GUID string to store the value in addition to a string named "!Do not use this registry key" inside the key where the shell folders are located. I thought of the System Plugin's Get Special Folders, but it does not seem to take into account this directory.

Yathosho
22nd December 2011 11:20 UTC

i understand that you'd like to make your installer as conventient to use as possible, but i also think that a user who has removed/renamed such a folder has to deal with the consequences on his own.

however, as "saved games" might be localized, i wouldn't rely on "$PROFILE\Saved Games".

Collector9999
24th December 2011 03:51 UTC

As I said, I could use "$PROFILE\Saved Games", but it is a system folder on Vista/Win7 and as such, it seems like if it is not one of the NSIS built-in variables (i.e. $STARTMENU or $DOCUMENTS) it would be a good idea to have it added to the System Plugin's Shell Folder functions, however, I am afraid that writing or modifying plugins is beyond my abilities. I am able to write some decent NSIS scripts, but I am not a programmer.

The Registry string I mentioned, named "!Do not use this registry key" has a value of

Use the SHGetFolderPath or SHGetKnownFolderPath function instead

MSG
24th December 2011 07:30 UTC

Originally posted by Collector9999
The Registry string I mentioned, named "!Do not use this registry key" has a value of

Use the SHGetFolderPath or SHGetKnownFolderPath function instead

Is there anyway to call either of these functions using the System Plugin?