[jawsscripts] Re: Generic paths to user folders
- From: Doug Lee <doug.lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 08:10:22 -0500
That, or save the file anywhere on the PATH, the list of directories
where Windows looks for executable files when you type or otherwise
try to run a program without specifying where it should come from.
Typing echo %path% in a console (cmd) box will show you the (sometimes
very long) PATH value.
On Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 11:26:57AM -0000, Martin Slack wrote:
I've been thinking...
The fact that a single period in the Run dialog takes you to a certain
folder, means that windows has set that particular folder as the current
working directory for the Run dialog. Therefore if you have written batch
files, for example, and want to execute them from the Run dialog by typing
only the filename, then that folder is where to save the file.
Martin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hamid AITOUZNAG" <hamid.maier@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 3:51 PM
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Generic paths to user folders
>
>
>> Hi andre and Martin,
>>
>> You can get the same result by typing a single period "." in the run
>> dialog.
>>
>> Hamid AITOUZNAG
>> "We never value what we have until we lose it!".
>>
>> Skype: hamidgeni
>>
>> MSN: hamid.maier@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> On 06/01/2011 08:50, Andre Williams wrote:
>>> Thanks Martin. believe it or not, I found the following works:
>>> %HOMEPATH%\
>>> (smile)!
>>> Can you do me a big favor and test this path using the run dialogue to
>>> verify that it works on your computer too?
>>> Andre
>>> PS: thanks for the previous WordWeb help. Put that aside for a moment to
>>> finish up on my current project but will get back to your information
>>> and
>>> the other lister's info in a couple of days. Thanks.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Martin Slack"<m.g.slack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To:<jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 12:44 AM
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Generic paths to user folders
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Andre,
>>>
>>> Have you tried %USERNAME% as the username element in your proposed
>>> path?
>>> One way to test if you have this environment variable set on your own
>>> machine is to type:
>>>
>>> echo %USERNAME%
>>>
>>> at a command prompt and see what is printed in reply.
>>>
>>> hth
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Andre Williams"<andre.williams.1965@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To:<jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 8:33 AM
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Generic paths to user folders
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how I can create the path to a folder using a generic
>>>> user
>>>> path? I want to find the path to:
>>>> C:\Users\{UserName}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft
>>>> because I will have course not know what others use as their computer
>>>> names,
>>>> I would like to find a generic path that will open this Microsoft
>>>> folder.
>>>> For example, if you type the following general path in the run dialogue
>>>> you
>>>> will open the FS folder within the program files folder.
>>>> %ProgramFiles%\Freedom Scientific\
>>>> I'm using Windows7 64.
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Andre
>>>>
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