Windows function to return disk label names, and/or desktop level directory info?

Factual Questions
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I’m messing around with a homegrown Windoze application. I need to provide in separate places a list of available disks, and a directory tree.

I’ve found a utility that will return the raw disk names such as A:\ or C:, but I’d like to also have the volume names available. I tried GetVolumeInformation() to do this, but it’s not working for me. Plus, what I’m doing now won’t pick up stuff at the desktop level, such as My Documents.

Even if I could get this to work, it’s going to be a real PITA to populate a directory tree in a TreeView window. Any pointers to an easier way?

2

What are you using to write the app?

3

I know you said you tried GetVolumnInformation, but maybe this code will help you find your problem:
http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/disk/volumelabel.htm

To find the folder that Desktop maps to:
http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/shell/desktoplink.htm

4

If you’re using .NET, this might be helpful:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=66152&SiteID=1