How to get the %AppData% folder in C?

Question

As above, how do I get the AppData folder in Windows using C?

I know that for C# you use Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData

Answer 1

Sample code:

TCHAR szPath[MAX_PATH];
if (SUCCEEDED(SHGetFolderPath(NULL,
   CSIDL_APPDATA | CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE,
   NULL,
   0,
   szPath)))
{
   PathAppend(szPath, TEXT("MySettings.xml"));
   HANDLE hFile = CreateFile(szPath, ...);
}

CSIDL_APPDATA = username\Application Data. In Window 10 is: username\AppData\Roaming

CSIDL_FLAG_CREATE = combine with CSIDL_ value to force folder creation in SHGetFolderPath()

You can also use:

CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA = username\Local Settings\Application Data (non roaming)