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Change DOS current directory

Nick2
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‎08-28-2006 11:06 PM
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If my STR is defined as 'CD "C:Program FilesBlah SomethingSomething" '

And I call,

CALL SYSTEM(STR)

Shouldn't this change my working directory? Doesn't seem to work :-

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Steven_L_Intel1
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‎08-29-2006 12:57 AM
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SYSTEM creates a new process. It changes the working directory of the new process, which then exits. Same thing if you try to do a "set" using SYSTEM. You want the SetCurrentDirectory Win32 API routine.
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