On 6/21/09, himanshu arora <[email protected]> wrote: > thank you but > 1. on the end users machine i can't know where the the documts folder is.. > 2. the System.setProperty() is saved only till the virtual machine is > working , if i exit the program and restart the vm, we are back on > square 1, as the value set using setProperty is cleared once the vm > exits > > On 6/21/09, * ^ * <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Jun 20, 6:28 pm, himanshu arora <[email protected]> wrote: >>> i have tried >>> System.getProperty("user.home") + "\Documents" >>> but this still points to the directory in c (default one) but does not >>> work in case i relocate it >>> if any one knows any system call, i mean OS dependent command that can >>> solve this problem will also be a great help... >>> any idea?? >> Try to set a property, then retrieve it. For example: >> System.setProperty("user.moved.documents", "D:\Iceman\Documents"); >> System.getProperty("user.moved.documents"); >>> >>> On 6/15/09, * ^ * <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > On Jun 14, 9:25 pm, iceman <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> currently my windows is installed on c:\ and i have relocated my >>> >> Documents directory >>> >> i need a command to retrieve this path(in my case it is D:\Iceman >>> >> \Documents ) >>> >> as the user could relocate this folder anywhere >>> >>> >> i have tried the System.getProporties() methord, but it has no key >>> >> value for documents >>> >> usually the documents folder is in <home dir>\Documents >>> > Just a guess, not sure if it will work. Property:user.home points to >>> > <home dir>. Concatenate the return string with "\Documents" to get: >>> > <home dir>\Documents. For example: >>> > String documentsDirectory=System.getProperty("user.home") >>> > +"\Documents"; >>> >> but it could be relocated.... >>> >>> >> in vista it can be relocated by >>> >> start -> rt click on documents -> loaction (tab) >>> >>> >> On Jun 13, 10:37 pm, Victor Ortiz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >> > Hi, >>> >>> >> > You can use the system properties included in java to retrieve the >>> >> > users default path. >>> >>> >> > Hope this answer your question. >>> >>> >> > Have a nice weekend >>> >>> >> > MfG / Mslts / Best regards >>> >>> >> > Ortiz Victor >>> >> > Flexcom >>> >>> >> > Le 11 juin 09 à 19:39, iceman <[email protected]> a écrit : >>> >>> >> > > in my project i need the current users documents folder >>> >> > > by default it is c:\users\<user name>\Documents >>> >> > > but this folder can be relocated ? >>> >> > > so, if it is relocated how can we retrive the path ?? >> >> >> >> >
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