1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kaddressbook/mainembedded.cpp b/kaddressbook/mainembedded.cpp
index 850e5b2..d781f67 100644
--- a/kaddressbook/mainembedded.cpp
+++ b/kaddressbook/mainembedded.cpp
@@ -10,32 +10,47 @@
 
 #include <kstandarddirs.h>
 #include <kglobal.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <qdir.h>
 #include "kaddressbookmain.h"
 #include "externalapphandler.h"
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
 {
 #ifndef DESKTOP_VERSION
   QPEApplication a( argc, argv );
   a.setKeepRunning ();
 #else
   QApplication a( argc, argv );
   QApplication::setStyle( new QPlatinumStyle ());
+  QString hdir = QDir::homeDirPath();
+  // there is a bug when creating dirs for WIN 98
+  // it is difficult to fix, because we have no WIN 98 runnung
+  // such that we try it to create the dirs at startup here
+  if ( hdir == "C:\\" ) { // win 98 or ME
+       QDir app_dir;
+       if ( !app_dir.exists("C:\\kdepim") )
+           app_dir.mkdir ("C:\\kdepim");
+       if ( !app_dir.exists("C:\\kdepim\\apps") )
+           app_dir.mkdir ("C:\\kdepim\\apps");
+       if ( !app_dir.exists("C:\\kdepim\\config") )
+           app_dir.mkdir ("C:\\kdepim\\config");
+       if ( !app_dir.exists("C:\\kdepim\\apps\\kaddressbook") )
+           app_dir.mkdir ("C:\\kdepim\\apps\\kaddressbook");
+  }
 #endif
 
   bool exitHelp = false;
   if ( argc > 1 ) {
       QString command = argv[1];
       if (  command == "-help" ){
           printf("KA/E command line commands:\n");
           printf("  no command: Start KA/E in usual way\n");
           printf("  -help: This output\n");
           printf(" KA/E is exiting now. Bye!\n");
           exitHelp = true;
       }
   }
   if ( ! exitHelp ) {
 
     KGlobal::setAppName( "kaddressbook" );