Getting the location of My Documents

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From: JB
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 14:16

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Hi,
I need to get the pathname for the user's My Documents folder.
Initially I used SHGetFolderLocation, with CSIDL_PERSONAL this
works ok until the user is logged onto a network and it returns 
a location on the server that is a personal folder set up for 
the user.
I have tried using the parameter CSIDL_MYDOCUMENTS but on a 
standalone PC it gives a pidl of null.
What is the best way to get the location of the My Documents 
folder on the hard drive of the PC?
Many thanks for any help.
JB

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