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SQL Server Forum / General / Setup / November 2006How do you get "My Documents" onto the Open File dialog box?
"My Documents" does not appear on the left hand side of my Open File dialog box. Is there an easier way of getting it on there besides hacking through my Registry keys? If so, how? If not, does anyone happen to know which key it is in the Registry? Thanks. Joe It doesnt appear in mine. :( Oh noz its a sign that the world is gunna end. On Nov 28, 1:08 pm, j_mcart...@usa.net wrote: > "My Documents" does not appear on the left hand side of my Open File > dialog box. Is there an easier way of getting it on there besides > hacking through my Registry keys? If so, how? If not, does anyone > happen to know which key it is in the Registry? Thanks. > > Joe How wonderfully helpful you are (tic). For everyone else ... it seems I may have a related issue, which may indicate a more generic problem with my settings? I know for a fact that my open dialog box used to remember the last location from which I successfully opened a file. It no longer does so. If anyone else has experienced this weird bahavior and/or knows how to correct it, I'd definitely appreciate hearing from you. Joe > It doesnt appear in mine. :( Oh noz its a sign that the world is gunna > end. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > > Joe What application are you using? I have no clue if you are talking about Visual Notepad, or Outlook, or EM or QA or SSMS, etc.  SignatureArnie Rowland, Ph.D. Westwood Consulting, Inc Most good judgment comes from experience. Most experience comes from bad judgment. - Anonymous You can't help someone get up a hill without getting a little closer to the top yourself. - H. Norman Schwarzkopf > "My Documents" does not appear on the left hand side of my Open File > dialog box. Is there an easier way of getting it on there besides > hacking through my Registry keys? If so, how? If not, does anyone > happen to know which key it is in the Registry? Thanks. > > Joe SSMS. > What application are you using? > > I have no clue if you are talking about Visual Notepad, or Outlook, or EM or > QA or SSMS, etc. For me, in SSMS, [My Documents] displays right under [My Network Places] toward the bottom of the list. SignatureArnie Rowland, Ph.D. Westwood Consulting, Inc Most good judgment comes from experience. Most experience comes from bad judgment. - Anonymous You can't help someone get up a hill without getting a little closer to the top yourself. - H. Norman Schwarzkopf > SSMS. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> or >> QA or SSMS, etc. As for me, I'm only getting: [Desktop], [My Projects], and [My Computer]. So how do I get [My Documents] into the list? > For me, in SSMS, [My Documents] displays right under [My Network Places] > toward the bottom of the list. Hey!!! That's not very nice! Ive always been helpful :) To answer your question. I thought the situation was odd myself until I realized it was missing from mine as well :( And I have no clue how to resolve it and that's why I replied with what I said. Hey but you know something? :) At least I replied with something, even if it wasn't what you were expecting :( > As for me, I'm only getting: [Desktop], [My Projects], and [My > Computer]. So how do I get [My Documents] into the list? > > > For me, in SSMS, [My Documents] displays right under [My Network Places] > > toward the bottom of the list. my documents is really under the "c:\documents and settings\username\my documents" you should be able to find what you are looking for there. "my documents" is really a shortcut to the real documents location, and changes with every user, and sqlserver can persist past user logins, and therefore, it always needs a permanent folder for the databases it opens. > "My Documents" does not appear on the left hand side of my Open File > dialog box. Is there an easier way of getting it on there besides > hacking through my Registry keys? If so, how? If not, does anyone > happen to know which key it is in the Registry? Thanks. > > Joe Actually "My Documents" does not point to "c:\documents and settings\username\my documents". Rather, it points to a folder on one of our network servers that is specifically assigned to me. When you say that "I should be able to find what I'm looking for there", what exactly do you mean? I keep all of the .sql files that I work on in a subfolder under my My Documents folder, specifically because the server that it's on is backed up every night. So whenever I'm working in SQL Server Management Studio and want to open a .sql file it would be nice to have My Documents as an option on the left hand side (as it is in the Open dialog box of just about any other Microsoft related program I've ever used). Re: your last paragraph ... I'm not getting the point you are trying to make here. What does the fact that "My Documents" is a shortcut to a real folder have to do with the persistence of any folder, or the SQL Server DB? > my documents is really under the "c:\documents and settings\username\my > documents" [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > > > Joe well, i didnt know you were talking about .sql files, my assumption was databases. in the last paragraph, if the user logs out, and then logs in as a different user, then "my documents" now points to a different place. i just thought that wouldnt be a good idea to point to files in a dynamic location like that. but to better answer your original question, i also notice that the "my documents" folder is not on the left side either. there are a lot of cosmetic changes like that in the new sql2005 that i dont agree with either. i don;t know of any tweak to put it back on, but cant you just hit the desktop button, then you will see my documents on the right side, and then you can click from there. also, the pull down combo box also shows my documents. so there are 2 ways to get to your documetns rather than 3. i hope this was helpful. > Actually "My Documents" does not point to "c:\documents and > settings\username\my documents". Rather, it points to a folder on one [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>> >>> Joe The Open dialog box in SSMS lets you open either a single file or a project/solution. Neither of these is a database so I'm not sure where you got that idea. I did a search through my registry and did not find anything that looked related to what is on the open file dialog box so I'm inclined to agree with you that there are no simple tweaks for adding something to it. Where do I find the "pull down combo box" that you speak of? I think what was perturbing me the most when I started this thread was the fact that my open file dialog box was not "remembering" the folder from where I last opened a file. The folder where I keep my working .sql files is several levels below My Documents so it was a real pita having to re-navigate there every time I wanted to open a file. This anomaly has somehow managed to correct itself after a restart so I'm hoping I no longer have an issue. Thanks for the help and suggestions. Joe > well, i didnt know you were talking about .sql files, my assumption was > databases. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > also shows my documents. so there are 2 ways to get to your documetns > rather than 3. i hope this was helpful. |
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