getting special folders path…

Three simple steps to get the paths for special folders,
1. Use SHGetSpecialFolderLocation with appropriate nFolder value(2nd param)
2. SHGetPathFromIDList – Fetch the path name from returned Item Identifier list
3. Release the Item Identifier list
   

Below is an example,

    LPITEMIDLIST pIDList;
    HRESULT hr = SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(NULL,CSIDL_PERSONAL,&pIDList);

    if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
    {
        char szSpecialFolderPath[_MAX_PATH];

       if(SHGetPathFromIDList(pIDList,szSpecialFolderPath))
       {
           LPMALLOC pMalloc;

           hr = SHGetMalloc(&pMalloc);
           if(SUCCEEDED(hr))
           {
               pMalloc->Free(pIDList);
               pMalloc->Release();
           }
       }