Specifies the source of the root location displayed in the dialog.
Declaration
componentObj.RootFolderType
| Read-Write Property | String |
| componentObj | One of the user forms components listed in the Applies To section |
Applies To
The property applies to the following components:
Description
Use the RootFolderType property to specify one of the common system folders to be used as the root location of the folders tree displayed in the dialog. Examples of such folders are: Desktop, My Computer, My Documents, and so on. If you want to use a custom folder as a root folder, set RootFolderType to “rftCustom” and specify the path to the desired folder in the CustomRootFolder property.
Property Value
One of the following string values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
“rftApplicationData” |
The folder that contains the application-specific data for the user, such as C:\ProgramData (Windows 7) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Application Data (Windows XP). |
“rftCommonApplicationData” |
The folder that contains the application-specific data common to all users, such as C:\ProgramData (Windows 7), C:\Users\Public\AppData (Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data (Windows XP). |
“rftCommonProgramFiles” |
The folder that stores shared application files (C:\Program Files\Common Files). |
“rftCookies” |
The folder that contains the user’s Internet cookies, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Cookies (Windows XP). |
“rftCustom” |
The folder specified in the CustomRootFolder property is used as the start location. |
“rftDesktop” |
The virtual Desktop folder that represents Windows Desktop and contains My Documents, My Computer and My Network Places folders. |
“rftDesktopDirectory” |
The physical directory that stores Windows Desktop items, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\Desktop (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Desktop (Windows XP). |
“rftFavorites” |
The folder that stores the current user’s Favorites items, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\Favorites (Windows 7 and Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Favorites (Windows XP). |
“rftHistory” |
The folder that contains the user’s Internet history items, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Local Settings\History (Windows XP). |
“rftLocalApplicationData” |
The folder that stores application-specific data for the user, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming (Windows 7), C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\ (Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Local Settings\Application Data (Windows XP). |
“rftInternetCache” |
The folder that stores the user’s temporary Internet files, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Temporary Internet Files (Windows XP). |
“rftMyComputer” |
The virtual My Computer folder that provides access to physical drives. |
“rftMyDocuments” |
The user’s My Documents folder, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\Documents (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\My Documents (Windows XP). This is the same as “rftPersonal” |
“rftMyMusic” |
The user’s My Music folder, such as C:\Users\Public\Music (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\My Music (Windows XP). |
“rftMyPictures” |
The user’s My Pictures folder, such as C:\Users\Public\Pictures (Windows 7), C:\Users\<User_Name>\Pictures (Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\My Pictures (Windows XP). |
“rftNone” |
No root folder. In this case the start location is the virtual Desktop folder that represents Windows Desktop. |
“rftPersonal” |
The user’s My Documents folder, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\Documents (Windows 7 and Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\My Documents (Windows XP). This is the same as “rftMyDocuments”. |
“rftProgramFiles” |
The Program Files folder, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Program Files (Windows XP). |
“rftPrograms” |
The folder that stores items of the user’s Programs Start menu group, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs (Windows 7 and Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Start Menu\Programs (Windows XP). |
“rftRecent” |
The user’s My Recent Documents folder that stores the most recently used documents, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Recent (Windows XP). |
“rftSendTo” |
The folder that contains the user’s Send To context menu items, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Send To (Windows XP). |
“rftStartMenu” |
The folder that contains the user’s Start Menu items, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Start Menu (Windows XP). |
“rftStartup” |
The folder that contains the user’s Startup group of the Start menu, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (Windows XP). |
“rftTemplates” |
The folder that stores the user’s document templates, such as C:\Users\<User_Name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates (Windows 7 or Windows Vista) or C:\Documents and Settings\<User_Name>\Templates (Windows XP). |
“rftSystem” |
The Windows System directory (like C:\Windows\System32). |
The default value is “rftNone”.