diff --git a/src/dtactions/unimacro/extenvvars.py b/src/dtactions/unimacro/extenvvars.py
index c852843..7a5c6a9 100644
--- a/src/dtactions/unimacro/extenvvars.py
+++ b/src/dtactions/unimacro/extenvvars.py
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 from os.path import normpath, isfile, isdir, join
 import copy
 import re
+import ctypes
 from pathlib import Path
-from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
+from win32com.shell import shellcon
+
 import platformdirs
 try:
     import natlink
@@ -118,6 +120,32 @@ def getFolderFromLibraryName(self, name):
             return platformdirs.windows.get_win_folder("CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA")
         if name in ['LOCAL_APPDATA']:
             return platformdirs.windows.get_win_folder("CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA")
+
+        # # General case, try via shellcon! TODO: QH
+        # try:
+        #     CSIDL_variable =  'CSIDL_%s'% name
+        #     shellnumber = getattr(shellcon,CSIDL_variable, -1)
+        #     print(f'getFolderFromLibraryName, shellnumber of "{CSIDL_variable}": {shellnumber}')
+        # except:
+        #     print('getExtendedEnv, cannot find CSIDL_variable for: "%s"'% name)
+        #     return ''
+        # if shellnumber < 0:
+        #     # on some systems have SYSTEMROOT instead of SYSTEM:
+        #     print('getExtendedEnv, cannot find CSIDL_variable for (returns -1): "%s"'% name)
+        # try:
+        #     csidl_const = shellnumber
+        #     # copied from platformdirs/windows.py:
+        #     buf = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(1024)
+        #     windll = getattr(ctypes, "windll")  # noqa: B009 # using getattr to avoid false positive with mypy type checker
+        #     windll.shell32.SHGetFolderPathW(None, csidl_const, None, 0, buf)
+        #     result = buf.value
+        #     # # result = shell.SHGetFolderPath (0, shellnumber, 0, 0)
+        #     # result = ctypes.windll.shell32.SHGetFolderPathW(0, shellnumber, 0, 0)
+        #     print(f'result from SHGetFolderPathW: {result}')
+        # except:
+        #     print('getFolderFromLibraryName, cannot path for CSIDL: "%s"'% name)
+        #     return ''
+
         
         ## extra cases:
         # if name in ['Quick access', 'Snelle toegang']:
@@ -280,7 +308,15 @@ def getExtendedEnv(self, var, noCache=False, displayMessage=True):
                 return self.getExtendedEnv('SYSTEMROOT')
             return ''
         try:
-            result = shell.SHGetFolderPath (0, shellnumber, 0, 0)
+            csidl_const = shellnumber
+            # copied from platformdirs/windows.py:
+            buf = ctypes.create_unicode_buffer(1024)
+            windll = getattr(ctypes, "windll")  # noqa: B009 # using getattr to avoid false positive with mypy type checker
+            windll.shell32.SHGetFolderPathW(None, csidl_const, None, 0, buf)
+            result = buf.value
+            # # result = shell.SHGetFolderPath (0, shellnumber, 0, 0)
+            # result = ctypes.windll.shell32.SHGetFolderPathW(0, shellnumber, 0, 0)
+            print(f'result from SHGetFolderPathW: {result}')
         except:
             if displayMessage:
                 print('getExtendedEnv, cannot find in os.environ or CSIDL: "%s"'% var)
diff --git a/src/dtactions/unimacro/unimacroactions.py b/src/dtactions/unimacro/unimacroactions.py
index 828d345..8123e0d 100644
--- a/src/dtactions/unimacro/unimacroactions.py
+++ b/src/dtactions/unimacro/unimacroactions.py
@@ -1132,7 +1132,6 @@ def do_SCLIP(*s, **kw):
     #    for i, t in enumerate(s):
     #        print "SCLIP:", i, t
     total = total.replace("{enter}", "\n")
-    # print 'SCLIP: %s type: %s'% (total, type(total))
     unimacroutils.setClipboard(total, format=13)
     unimacroutils.Wait()
     #print 'send through clipboard: %s'% total5N
@@ -2310,9 +2309,12 @@ def try_SCLIP():
     ''' try by running this script, ensure cursor is on a safe place (bottom, or here after a #
     '''
     do_SCLIP('hello')
-    do_SCLIP('9123456789')
+    print('try first number:')
+    do_SCLIP('9123454321')
     # now comes the error:
+    print('try second number:')
     do_SCLIP('123456789')
+    print('ready')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/test/test_extenvvars.py b/test/test_extenvvars.py
index 9661224..b94740a 100644
--- a/test/test_extenvvars.py
+++ b/test/test_extenvvars.py
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ def test_getNatlinkEnvVariables():
     result = ext.getExtendedEnv("%Unimacro%")    
     assert len(result)
     assert Path(result).is_dir()
-    result = ext.getExtendedEnv("%VocolaUserDirectory%")    
-    assert Path(result).is_dir()
-    assert len(result)
+    # result = ext.getExtendedEnv("%VocolaUserDirectory%")    
+    # assert Path(result).is_dir()
+    # assert len(result)
     
     # AHK maybe not installed:
     result1 = ext.getExtendedEnv("%AhkUser%")    
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def test_otherEnvVariables():
     assert len(result) > 0
     assert isdir(result)
     
-    
 def test_windows_Library_dirs():
     """most of them with platformdirs.windows, some special treatment.