Many of my macros launch programs. For those with computers set to use the English language, programs have traditionally been installed in the 'Program Files' folder of the C: drive. With 64 bit Windows, however, 32 bit programs are, by default, installed under the '\Program files (x86)' folder. Only 64 bit programs are installed under 'c:\Program Files'.

I could simply edit my macros to replace 'C:\Program Files' with 'C:\Program Files (x86)' but my macros are used on several computers, some of which run the 32 bit version of Windows. Rather than have separate macros for each computer, I have changed my macros to get the correct Program Files folder from Windows itself.

To install:
Download either the Macro Express 3 or Macro Express Pro version of the macro file and save it to your hard drive. Open the macro file or import the macros into your existing macro file by clicking File | Import | Macros.

	Program Files Folder   for Macro Express 3	umprogramfilesfolder3.mex
	Program Files Folder   for Macro Express Pro	umprogramfilesfolder.mex

To use:
There is no macro activation assigned to this macro. To run it, highlight it in the Macro Explorer window and click the run button. Use this example macro to modify your own macros to determine where 32 bit applications have been installed on your computer.

How it works:
Windows sets environment variables that contain the path to the Program Files folder on your computer. For 64 bit versions of Windows, more than one environment variable is defined. This macro reads the environment variables to get the path to the folder where 32 bit applications are installed.

Limitations:
As written, this macro returns the Program Files folder for 32 bit applications. You will need to modify this macro to get the Program Files folder for 64 bit applications.

Written for the English versions of Windows.

Requirements:
 - Macro Express 3 - use umprogramfilesfolder3.mex
 - Macro Express Pro - use umprogramfilesfolder.mex

Submitted by:
Kevin Heaton
Insight Software Solutions, Inc.