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QB64 is a modern extended BASIC programming language that retains QBasic/QuickBASIC 4.5 compatibility and compiles native binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

The _DIR$ function returns common paths in Windows only such as My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, Desktop.

Syntax

d$ = _DIR$(“folderspecification”)

Parameter(s)

Description

Example(s)

Displaying default paths in Windows only.


PRINT "DESKTOP=" + _DIR$("desktop")
PRINT "DOWNLOADS=" + _DIR$("download")
PRINT "DOCUMENTS=" + _DIR$("my documents")
PRINT "PICTURES=" + _DIR$("pictures")
PRINT "MUSIC=" + _DIR$("music")
PRINT "VIDEO=" + _DIR$("video")
PRINT "APPLICATION DATA=" + _DIR$("data")
PRINT "LOCAL APPLICATION DATA=" + _DIR$("local application data")


DESKTOP=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\
DOWNLOADS=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Downloads\
DOCUMENTS=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\
PICTURES=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Pictures\
MUSIC=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Music\
VIDEO=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\My Videos\
APPLICATION DATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data\
LOCAL APPLICATION DATA=C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\ 

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