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Hello All,
I've written an application that uses a universal file chooser routine (in .dll) to obtain required input files from the user at run time. One attribute of this file chooser is that it accepts dragged-and-dropped files. The problem is that output files that get created by my application (sometimes by routines I call from my application) don't have a home. They get created in changeable locations, typically c:Winnt or subfolder under here. Although the help text cautioned that it wouldn't work, I tried issuing a "CD c:dragndroppedfilefolder" command via the systemqq function, without success. Is there any way that I can change the current directory so files created by my application get created in the same directory (folder) as the input files?
Thanks, Jack M. O'Leary
I've written an application that uses a universal file chooser routine (in .dll) to obtain required input files from the user at run time. One attribute of this file chooser is that it accepts dragged-and-dropped files. The problem is that output files that get created by my application (sometimes by routines I call from my application) don't have a home. They get created in changeable locations, typically c:Winnt or subfolder under here. Although the help text cautioned that it wouldn't work, I tried issuing a "CD c:dragndroppedfilefolder" command via the systemqq function, without success. Is there any way that I can change the current directory so files created by my application get created in the same directory (folder) as the input files?
Thanks, Jack M. O'Leary
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USE DFLIB
CHARACTER($MAXPATH) DIRECTORY
LOGICAL(4) RETLOG
...
DIRECTORY='D:DRAGANDDROPFOLDER'
RETLOG=CHANGEDIRQQ(DIRECTORY)
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Anthony,
Thanks for your suggestion. You're right. I'm not sure why I tried the systemqq "command" solution. I guess I just found it first and forgot to continue the search for other possibilities such as changedriveqq and changedirqq.
Jack
Thanks for your suggestion. You're right. I'm not sure why I tried the systemqq "command" solution. I guess I just found it first and forgot to continue the search for other possibilities such as changedriveqq and changedirqq.
Jack
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