Folder Macros
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Thinstall uses macros to represent file system path locations that may relocate when running on different OSes or PCs. The table below list the available macros. When creating a new Thinstall project using Setup Capture, these macros will automatically hard-coded paths with macro forms. A typical project root directory will look something like this:
Typical project structure
(used to build EXE file)
Typical Sandbox Directory
(holds runtime modifications)
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Macro Name
 		Shfolder.dll ID
 		*Ver
 		Typical location
%ProgramFilesDir%
 		CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES
 		5.0
 		C:\Program Files
%Common StartMenu%
 		CSIDL_COMMON_STARTMENU
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
%Common AppData%
 		CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA
 		5.0
 		C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
%Local AppData%
 		CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA
 		5.0
 		C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data
%AppData%
 		CSIDL_APPDATA
 		4.71
 		C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data
%Common Desktop%
 		CSIDL_COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
%Desktop%
 		CSIDL_DESKTOPDIRECTORY
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Desktop
%Common Startup%
 		CSIDL_COMMON_STARTUP
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%Startup%
 		CSIDL_STARTUP
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
%Common Programs%
 		CSIDL_COMMON_PROGRAMS
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
%Programs%
 		CSIDL_PROGRAMS
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs
%Common Favorites%
 		CSIDL_COMMON_FAVORITES
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Favorites
%Favorites%
 		CSIDL_FAVORITES
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Favorites
%SendTo%
 		CSIDL_SENDTO
C:\Documents and Settings\username\SendTo
%Templates%
 		CSIDL_TEMPLATES
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Templates
%Recent%
 		CSIDL_RECENT
C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Recent Documents
%NetHood%
 		CSIDL_NETHOOD
C:\Documents and Settings\username\NetHood
%Fonts%
 		CSIDL_FONTS
C:\Windows\Fonts
%My Pictures%
 		CSIDL_MYPICTURES
 		5.0
 		C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Pictures
%My Videos%
 		CSIDL_MYVIDEO
 		6.0
 		C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Videos
%Personal%
 		CSIDL_PERSONAL
 		6.0
 		C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents
%Profile%
 		CSIDL_PROFILE
 		5.0
 		C:\Documents and Settings\username
%Profiles%
 		CSIDL_PROFILES
 		6.0
 		C:\Documents and Settings
%SystemSystem%
 		CSIDL_SYSTEM
C:\Windows\System32
%SystemRoot%
 		CSIDL_WINDOWS
c:\Windows (***)
%Drive_c%

c:\
%Drive_m%

m:\


*Ver: Thinstall uses shfolder.dll to obtain the location of Shell folders. Older versions of shfolder.dll do not support some Macro Names, if there is a requirement for a specific version of shfolder.dll on the host OS, this has been listed.

*** Special processing for %SystemRoot%
When running in a Terminal Services environment, there are 2 "Windows" directories, a shared Windows directory (e.g. C:\Windows) and a private Windows directory
(e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\User\Windows). For Terminal Services environments, Thinstall will use the user-specific directory for %Systemroot%