reading Desktop and/or My computer

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Yan
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With BMax...
Local homePath$ = getenv_("HOMEDRIVE") + getenv_("HOMEPATH")
Local desktopPath$
If homePath$ Then desktopPath$ = homePath$ + "\desktop"

Print homePath$
Print desktopPath$
...should give you the path to your desktop.



MyComputer isn't a real folder (AFAIK) and can't be accessed as one. I believe there's an API call to return the current drives available, if that's what you're after?