Current Directory

Intel_C_Intel · ‎03-04-2002

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

isn-removed200637 · ‎03-05-2002

 
USE DFLIB 
CHARACTER($MAXPATH)  DIRECTORY 
LOGICAL(4) RETLOG 
... 
DIRECTORY='D:DRAGANDDROPFOLDER' 
RETLOG=CHANGEDIRQQ(DIRECTORY) 
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Intel_C_Intel · ‎03-05-2002

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