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Get windows system directory

Get windows system directory


Public Const MAX_PATH = 260
Declare Function GetSystemDirectory Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetSystemDirectoryA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal nSize As Long) As Long


Dim strBuffer As String
Dim lngReturn As Long
Dim strWindowsSystemDirectory As String

strBuffer = Space$(MAX_PATH)
lngReturn = GetSystemDirectory(strBuffer, MAX_PATH)
strWindowsSystemDirectory = Left$(strBuffer, Len(strBuffer) - 1)