HRESULT SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(HWND hwndOwner,
                      int nFolder, LPITEMIDLIST* ppidl);

BOOL SHGetPathFromIDList(LPCITEMIDLIST pidl,
                          LPSTR pszPath);

HRESULT SHGetMalloc(LPMALLOC * ppMalloc); 

void WorkWithSpecialFolder() {
   // Allocate a pointer to an Item ID list
   LPITEMIDLIST pidl;

   // Get a pointer to an item ID list that
   // represents the path of a special folder
   HRESULT hr = SHGetSpecialFolderLocation(NULL, CSIDL_PERSONAL, &pidl);

   // Convert the item ID list's binary
   // representation into a file system path
   char szPath[_MAX_PATH];
   BOOL f = SHGetPathFromIDList(pidl, szPath);

   // Allocate a pointer to an IMalloc interface
   LPMALLOC pMalloc;

   // Get the address of our task allocator's IMalloc interface
   hr = SHGetMalloc(&pMalloc);

   // Free the item ID list allocated by SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
   pMalloc->Free(pidl);

   // Free our task allocator
   pMalloc->Release();

   // Work with the special folder's path (contained in szPath)
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}