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+/*
+ * The Mana Client
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 The Mana Developers
+ *
+ * This file is part of The Mana Client.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+#include "specialfolder.h"
+#include <windows.h>
+
+#ifdef _SPECIALFOLDERLOCATION_TEST_
+// compile with -D_SPECIALFOLDERLOCATION_TEST_ to get a standalone
+// binary for testing
+#include <iostream>
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Retrieve the pathname of special folders on win32, or an empty string
+ * on error / if the folder does not exist.
+ * See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762494(VS.85).aspx for
+ * a list of folder ids
+ */
+std::string getSpecialFolderLocation(int folderId)
+{
+ std::string ret;
+ LPITEMIDLIST pItemIdList;
+ LPMALLOC pMalloc;
+ char szPath[_MAX_PATH];
+
+ // get the item ID list for folderId
+ HRESULT hr = SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(NULL, folderId, &pItemIdList);
+ if (hr != S_OK)
+ return ret;
+
+ // convert the ID list into a file system path
+ if (SHGetPathFromIDList(pItemIdList, szPath) == FALSE)
+ return ret;
+
+ // get the IMalloc pointer and free all resources we used
+ hr = SHGetMalloc(&pMalloc);
+ pMalloc->Free(pItemIdList);
+ pMalloc->Release();
+
+ ret = szPath;
+ return ret;
+}
+
+#ifdef _SPECIALFOLDERLOCATION_TEST_
+int main()
+{
+ std::cout << "APPDATA " << getSpecialFolderLocation(CSIDL_APPDATA)
+ << std::endl;
+ std::cout << "DESKTOP " << getSpecialFolderLocation(CSIDL_DESKTOP)
+ << std::endl;
+ std::cout << "LOCAL_APPDATA "
+ << getSpecialFolderLocation(CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA)
+ << std::endl;
+ std::cout << "MYPICTURES " << getSpecialFolderLocation(CSIDL_MYPICTURES)
+ << std::endl;
+ std::cout << "PERSONAL " << getSpecialFolderLocation(CSIDL_PERSONAL)
+ << std::endl;
+}
+#endif
+#endif