by Anonymous (267 Submissions)
Category: Windows System Services
Compatability: Visual Basic 4.0 (32-bit)
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Mon 14th December 1998
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
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Get Windows System directory using an API call.
API Declarations
Declare Function GetSystemDirectory Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetSystemDirectoryA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal nSize As Long) As Long
VBcoders
Dim lngReturn As Long
Dim strWindowsSystemDirectory As String
strBuffer = Space$(MAX_PATH)
lngReturn = GetSystemDirectory(strBuffer, MAX_PATH)
strWindowsSystemDirectory = Left$(strBuffer, Len(strBuffer) - 1)
