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Get Environment Folder activity in UiPath

In this article, we will discuss the "Get Environment Folder" activity in UiPath.

Purpose

In the Windows operating system, there are some system defined folders like "Desktop", "program", "history", "cookies" etc. The "Get Environment Folder" activity returns the path of these system defined folders.

Example

In this example, we will get the path of the "Desktop" folder. For that.

      1. Drag and drop the "Get Environment Folder" activity on the designer window.

      2. In the "Get Environment Folder" activity, select the option "Desktop" from the "Special Folder" dropdown.

      3. Assign the output to a string variable.

      4. Display the value of the variable in the message box.

Picture showing the Get Environment Folder activity to get the path of Desktop

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Output

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Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Tuesday, January 12, 2021

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