Re: $HOME default on w32

[Stefan Monnier]

> Probably the correct constant to use is CSIDL_PERSONAL, which is the user's
> "My Documents" folder.

> It is not safe to assume that these well-known folders are somewhere under
> c:\documents and settings, or even under $USERPROFILE, as in a networked
> environment they may get redirected to someplace so that users can have a
> common store.

So what the difference between the two (conceptually) ?
Which one should we use ?
What does it mean if $USERPROFILE points to C:/foo/bar and CSIDL_PERSONAL
points to U:/toto/titi ?  What kind of file should go where ?


        Stefan