VB6 GetTempPath API call in WinXP

[Birdkiller]

ok i've been trying to get the GetTempPath API to work in Visual Basic in winxp with no luck, VB just hangs for a few seconds then crashes.

hopefully someone can help, heres the code i got:

Module decleration as per API viewer:

Public Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" (ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long

main code:

Dim retval As Long
Dim pathbuffer As String * 512

retval = GetTempPath(512, pathbuffer)

[Osiris]

Working fine for me, Birdy :(.

Maybe put the API declaration in the General section of the form's code, and make sure it's declaring the API function as Private.

[Birdkiller]

nope declared as private in the forms general declerations still makes it crash. :cry:

i'll try it on another computer soon, might just be my installation is screwy. its silly though cause other APIs work fine.

[Osiris]

Odd, if all the other APIs work... ah well, give it a crack on another machine / reinstall, see what happens then :).

[Birdkiller]

hhmmm it works now. i've changed nothing but today it decided to start working, hope it stays working :no:

[Osiris]

hhmmm it works now. i've changed nothing but today it decided to start working, hope it stays working :no:

*Fingers crossed* :D.