How to open a folder in %appdata% with C++?

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For maximum compatibility with all versions of Windows, you can use the SHGetFolderPath function.
It requires that you specify the CSIDL value for the folder whose path you want to retrieve. For the application data folder, that would be CSIDL_APPDATA.

On Windows Vista and later, you should use the SHGetKnownFolderPath function instead, which requires that you specify the folder’s KNOWNFOLDERID value. Again, for the application data folder, the appropriate value is FOLDERID_RoamingAppData.

To use either of these functions from your C++ application, you’ll need to include shlobj.h.

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