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'**********************************************************************************************************
' Name: getDesktopPath
' Author: mielk | 2014-12-11
'
' Comment: Function returns the path to the Desktop folder.
'
' Returns:
' String The full access path to the Desktop folder.
'
'
' Exceptions:
' CreatingObjectException Thrown if it was impossible to create an instance of WScript.Shell
' object.
'
' --- Changes log -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' 2014-12-11 mielk Function created.
'**********************************************************************************************************
Public Function getDesktopPath() As String
Const METHOD_NAME As String = "getDesktopPath"
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Const LIBRARY_NAME As String = "WScript.Shell"
Const DESKTOP_FOLDER_ALIAS As String = "Desktop"
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dim shell As Object
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Create a new instance of WScript.Shell object ------------------------------------------------------|
On Error GoTo CreatingObjectException '|
Set shell = VBA.CreateObject(LIBRARY_NAME) '|
On Error GoTo 0 '|
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
'If shell object has been properly created, use it to obtain Desktop folder path. -------------------|
If Not shell Is Nothing Then '|
getDesktopPath = shell.SpecialFolders(DESKTOP_FOLDER_ALIAS) '|
End If '|
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
'==========================================================================================================
ExitPoint:
Set shell = Nothing
Exit Function
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CreatingObjectException:
'Error handler for the case if it was impossible to create an instance of Scriptlet.TypeLib object.
GoTo ExitPoint
End Function