How To Find the windowssystem directory without using API Calls from Visual Basic

or in dos

echo %WINDIR%

Public Const MAX_PATH = 260
Public Declare Function GetSystemDirectory Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetSystemDirectoryA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, ByVal nSize As Long) As Long

Public Function GetSystemDir() As String
    Dim strBuffer As String
    Dim lngReturn As Long
    Dim strWindowsSystemDirectory As String
   
    strBuffer = Space$(MAX_PATH)
    lngReturn = GetSystemDirectory(strBuffer, MAX_PATH)
    strWindowsSystemDirectory = Left$(Trim$(strBuffer), Len(Trim$(strBuffer)) - 1)
    GetSystemDir = strWindowsSystemDirectory
End Function

to me that is an API call or not ;)

haha, if not using VB, then code is not applicable. :)

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