Variables for Windows System Locations
Shell environment variables can be used in the nextCatalog element to specify the path to various system locations (see RootCatalog.xml listing above). The following shell environment variables are supported:
%PersonalFolder% | Full path to the Personal folder of the current user, for example C:\Users\<name>\Documents |
%CommonSchemasFolder% | C:\ProgramData\Altova\Common2024\Schemas |
%ApplicationWritableDataFolder% | C:\ProgramData\Altova |
%AltovaCommonFolder% | C:\Program Files\Altova\Common2024 |
%DesktopFolder% | Full path to the Desktop folder of the current user. |
%ProgramMenuFolder% | Full path to the Program Menu folder of the current user. |
%StartMenuFolder% | Full path to Start Menu folder of the current user. |
%StartUpFolder% | Full path to Start Up folder of the current user. |
%TemplateFolder% | Full path to the Template folder of the current user. |
%AdminToolsFolder% | Full path to the file system directory that stores administrative tools of the current user. |
%AppDataFolder% | Full path to the Application Data folder of the current user. |
%CommonAppDataFolder% | Full path to the file directory containing application data of all users. |
%FavoritesFolder% | Full path of the Favorites folder of the current user. |
%PersonalFolder% | Full path to the Personal folder of the current user. |
%SendToFolder% | Full path to the SendTo folder of the current user. |
%FontsFolder% | Full path to the System Fonts folder. |
%ProgramFilesFolder% | Full path to the Program Files folder of the current user. |
%CommonFilesFolder% | Full path to the Common Files folder of the current user. |
%WindowsFolder% | Full path to the Windows folder of the current user. |
%SystemFolder% | Full path to the System folder of the current user. |
%LocalAppDataFolder% | Full path to the file system directory that serves as the data repository for local (nonroaming) applications. |
%MyPicturesFolder% | Full path to the MyPictures folder. |