Platform SDK Shell, CSIDL

Grok wrote:

> Occasionally when testing an up-and-coming programmer, I like to ask
> them what CSIDL stands for, and show me where they found it.
>
> So far only one person has come up with the answer, but it was
> derived, not found.
>
> Has anyone, ever, found in MSDN content where CSIDL acronym is spelled
> out, and not just defined?

You know what? That's a positively evil question to ask during an
interview. I'm beginning to suspect that this proves the existence of some
sort of global IT conspiracy. It is most likely that the definition of the
acronym "CSIDL" is protected by fnords.


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How about:

Constant Special itemID List

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That sounds reasonable. I'm curious, too, as was the O.P., as to where in
the MDSN that the actual definition of the acronym is located. There's a
definition that says was a "CSIDL" is, but nowhere have I seen the actual
acronym spelled out in the MSDN docs.


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No, but since PIDL means Pointer to an item IDentifier List

I guessing that CSIDL means Common Special IDentifier List

// Anders

FWIW, my guess is something along the lines of: Constant System Independent
Directory Location. :)
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: "Anders Eriksson" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in
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: >
: > > Has anyone, ever, found in MSDN content where CSIDL acronym is spelled
: > > out, and not just defined?
: > >
: > No, but since PIDL means Pointer to an item IDentifier List
: >
: > I guessing that CSIDL means Common Special IDentifier List
:
: FWIW, my guess is something along the lines of: Constant System
Independent
: Directory Location. :)
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: Jeff Partch [VC++ MVP]
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:

I always thought that CSIDL stood for Can't Somebody Intelligent Decide
Location

Tony ;-)