# Environment.SpecialFolder

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-specialfolder/167651>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [May 11, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-specialfolder/167651 "2009-05-11T04:08:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Orion\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/65b543/32.png) [@Orion\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Orion_E)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-specialfolder/167651/1 "2009-05-11T04:08:45Z")

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This looks like it should be really simple, but it’s broken… What am I  
doing wrong?’

> > > require ‘mscorlib’  
> > > =\> true
> 
> > > System::Environment::SpecialFolder  
> > > :0:in `const\_missing’: uninitialized constant  
> > > System::Environment::SpecialFolder (NameError)  
> > > from :0

I’ve also tried .SpecialFolder, ::special\_folder, etc

Thanks heaps, Orion

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**Author:** ![Orion\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/65b543/32.png) [@Orion\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Orion_E)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/environment-specialfolder/167651/2 "2009-05-11T08:51:58Z")

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We don’t do well with nested types right now :(. I’ll fixit it asap.

Tomas

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Subject: [Ironruby-core] Environment.SpecialFolder

This looks like it should be really simple, but it’s broken… What am I  
doing wrong?’

> > > require ‘mscorlib’  
> > > =\> true  
> > > System::Environment::SpecialFolder  
> > > :0:in `const\_missing’: uninitialized constant  
> > > System::Environment::SpecialFolder (NameError)  
> > > from :0

I’ve also tried .SpecialFolder, ::special\_folder, etc

Thanks heaps, Orion