Dan Nigrin

I want to get the path to the VST plugins folder on the Windows platform. I know that the path is specified in the VstPluginsPath string value under the Registry key HKLMSoftwareVST . I also know how to get this info using mxj and Java, but I want to avoid that if possible.

Can I do it using standard Max objects without resorting to Java or Javascript? If necessary, I would be willing to use a 3rd party external...

I want to get the path to the VST plugins folder on the Windows platform.  I know that the path is specified in the VstPluginsPath string value under the Registry key HKLMSoftwareVST .  I also know how to get this info using mxj and Java, but I want to avoid that if possible.  

Can I do it using standard Max objects without resorting to Java or Javascript?  If necessary, I would be willing to use a 3rd party external...

getting-vst-folder-path-on-windows

you can try using the [relativepath] or [absolutepath] objects.

Thanks, but those just massage paths that one already knows. I want to find out that default VST plugin path that is stored in the Windows Registry, without any user intervention.

Thanks, but those just massage paths that one already knows.  I want to find out that default VST plugin path that is stored in the Windows Registry, without any user intervention.

Getting VST folder path on Windows