If you need the Cache,Favorites,History directory then you need to install Jedi VCL components and on the jvSystem page you will find the jvDirectories and with it you can get a lot more system folders...
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Browse All Topicshow can i get the dafault path of internet explorer?
thats just the question
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Try the following example
function GetIEpath: string;
begin
with TRegistry.Create do
try
RootKey := HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
OpenKey('Software\classes\
try
Result := ReadString('');
except
Result := '';
end;
CloseKey;
finally
Free;
end;
end;
// put this on a button or something
Var
str,str2: string;
begin
str:= GetIEpath;
Delete(str,1,pos('"',str))
str:= copy(str,1,pos('"',str)-1)
ShowMessage('Iexplore is at : '+str);
repeat
str2:= str2+copy(str,1,pos('\',st
Delete(str,1,pos('\',str))
until pos('\',str)=0;
ShowMessage('Directory is: '+str2);
end;
David
Hello Sir,
You can go through the following site to get the current URL path which implies it gets the default URL path when
it is opened for the first time.
http://delphi.about.com/od
with regards,
padmaja.
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by: DavidBirch2dotComPosted on 2005-07-03 at 02:18:54ID: 14356827
by Default path you mean homepage? the page that opens when you first start internet explorer?
t\Internet Explorer\Main', False) ;
;
Try this
function GetIEHomepage: string;
begin
with TRegistry.Create do
try
RootKey := HKEY_CURRENT_USER;
OpenKey('Software\Microsof
try
Result := ReadString('Start Page');
except
Result := '';
end;
CloseKey;
finally
Free;
end;
end;
To test stick the following code on a button
ShowMessage(GetIEHomepage)
David