Gets a path name pointing to the My Documents directory.
' Usage Dim value As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments ' Declaration Public ReadOnly Property MyDocuments As String
String.
The following condition may cause an exception:
The path is empty, usually because the operating system does not support the directory (DirectoryNotFoundException).
The My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories Object contains paths to commonly referenced directories.
This example displays the path for the My Documents directory in a MessageBox.
MsgBox(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments)
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices
Class: SpecialDirectoriesProxy (provides access to SpecialDirectories)
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
The following permission is required:
FileIOPermission
Controls the ability to access files and folders. Associated enumeration: Unrestricted.
For more information, see Code Access Security and Requesting Permissions.