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How to get the defined value for user environment variables?

Hi All,
I would be facing the value in getting the defined value for user environment variables..
I used ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUser(),which is a shell API...
Platform is .NET 2003(VC++.NET),Windows Xp...
getting error like " error C2039: 'ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUser' : is not a member of 'operator``global namespace'''

I have included UserEnv.h file and also added UserEnv.lib file...

Need suggestion very badly
Thanks in Advance,Deepa.

jkr

Are you using 'C++.NET' (aka 'managed C++')? If so, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/win32map.asp ("Microsoft Win32 to Microsoft .NET Framework API Map")

'ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUser()' maps to:

Microsoft.Win32.Registry class
Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.OpenSubKey(name).GetValueNames, and then call GetValue for each name

bhavana75

ASKER

Thanks for your response....I would need the win32 APIs only...Eventhough my platform is VC++.NET..Just explain me how to use ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUser() function...
Thanks,Deepa.

AlexFM

Since ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUser is included in Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional, you need to add precompiler constants before including of Userenv.h, as described here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winprog/winprog/using_the_windows_headers.asp

Try this:

#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500
#include <Userenv.h>

bhavana75

ASKER

tried with what you said ...But there is no luck Alex.....
still getting the error as
error C3861: 'ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUser': identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup...

Thanks in Advance,deepa.

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AlexFM

WINVER problem is usually result of working without SDK.

bhavana75

ASKER

Hi Jkr,
I have implemented the way u suggested..It started working...
Thanks ...
Does this function works only for windows versions which are higher than NT & later or for other windows versions also like win98,me,etc..
Thanks,Deepa.

bhavana75

ASKER

Hi Alex,
>>WINVER problem is usually result of working without SDK...
I didnt understand exactly what working without SDK...
Thanks,Deepa.

AlexFM

WINVER is defined in SDK headers to the latest Windows version. If there are some problems with WINVER, this usually means that SDK is not installed or it's headers are not used by VC++ compiler.
SDK can be downloaded from Microsoft WEB site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A55B6B43-E24F-4EA3-A93E-40C0EC4F68E5&displaylang=en

In the list of VC++ include directories (Tools - Options - Directories - Include files) SDK include directory should be listed on the first place, before VC++ include directories. The same for library directories.