abel0b · November 23, 2020 19:09 · Nov 23, 2020
diff --git a/appdata.c b/appdata.c
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+// how to locate application data %AppData% directory path on Windows 10 MSVC
+// see on documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shlobj_core/nf-shlobj_core-shgetknownfolderpath?redirectedfrom=MSDN
+// compiled with  cl .\appdata.c Shell32.lib
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <shlobj_core.h>
+#include <direct.h>
+
+int main() {
+  // KF_FLAG_CREATE force folder creation if not exists
+  PWSTR appdata = NULL;
+  if (SHGetKnownFolderPath(&FOLDERID_RoamingAppData, KF_FLAG_CREATE, NULL, &appdata) == S_OK) {
+    char dest[MAX_PATH];
+    wcstombs(dest, appdata, MAX_PATH);
+    printf("appdata path is %s\n", dest);
+  }
+  else {
+    fprintf(stderr, "error getting appdata path\n"); 
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}