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...get the Path to Program files?
Autor: Thomas Stutz
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uses
  
Registry;

function GetProgramFilesDir: string;
var
  
reg: TRegistry;
begin
  
reg := TRegistry.Create;
  try
    
reg.RootKey := HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
    reg.OpenKey('SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion', False);
    Result := reg.ReadString('ProgramFilesDir');
  finally
    
reg.Free;
  end;
end;


procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  
// Shows something like c:\Program files
  // zeigt "c:\Programme" (oder ähnlich)
  
ShowMessage(GetProgramFilesDir);
end;


 

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