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RE: Path pitfalls....

• Posted by Ray Smith <smithr at ix.net.au> Nov 25, 2002
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Hi Patrick,

Just one "kludge" suggestion ...

How about coping the program (and other files) to a directory on the 
C drive first, then run the program from the C drive, and if need be
copy any result files back to the server?

Copying to the %TEMP% directory should be a good place???

It's along way from perfect, but should work.

Regards,

Ray Smith


Patrick.Barnes at transgrid.com.au wrote:
> Hmmm, I tried that.
> 
> It doesn't want to run system() after I've changed the directory.
> 
> On this line:
> system("php.exe Cat.php > export.html", 0)
> 
> It puts out to screen this error message:
> CMD.EXE was started with '\\fp-ho1-pr\HO_Share\Tier 3 Database' as the 
> current directory path. UNC paths are not supported. Defaulting to 
> windows directory.
> 
> What's the win32 equivalent for system?
> 
> I tried using 
> shellExecute("open", "bin\\php.exe bin\\Cat.php > bin\\export.html", 
> SW_SHOWNORMAL)
> 
> but apparently it won't work without a winMain call. I don't want one, 
> this is a script, not an application.
> 
> =======================
> Patrick Barnes
> Information Systems Group
> 201 Elizabeth St, Sydney
> Patrick.Barnes at tg.nsw.gov.au
> Ext: 91-3583
> Ph:(02) 9284-3583
> Mob: 0410 751 044
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Phillips [mailto:EuNexus at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, 25 November 2002 16:42
> To: EUforum
> Subject: RE: Path pitfalls....
> 
> 
> > When it is run, the current directory is not that the same as where the 
> > file is stored, because it's being run by an Access macro.
> > How can I change the current directory?
> > 
> > I'm using win2k, but mapping network drives is not an option, because it 
> > 
> > needs to be run by other people.
> > 
> > It won't work with absolute addressing either, because two of it's calls 
> > 
> > are to PHP scripts, and they don't like being addressed that way; it 
> > comes up with a CMD error. 
> > The script used to work when only using relative addressing ( \bin,  ..\ 
> > 
> > ,etc), and running via a double click... not possible any more.
> > 
> > Any help VERY appreciated.
> > =======================
> > Patrick Barnes
> > Information Systems Group
> > 201 Elizabeth St, Sydney
> > Patrick.Barnes at tg.nsw.gov.au
> > Ext: 91-3583
> > Ph:(02) 9284-3583
> > Mob: 0410 751 044
> 
> This might work for you.  At least I think it should.  I have not tested 
> 
> this personally.  In kernel32 dll is an API named SetCurrentDirectory.  
> It takes a pointer to a path and changes the current directory for the 
> current process.
> 
> Declaration:
> BOOL SetCurrentDirectory(
> LPCTSTR lpPathName // address of name of new current directory 
> );
> 
> include Win32Lib.ew
> 
> ==========
> constant
> SetCurrentDirectory = registerw32Procedure(
>     kernel32, "SetCurrentDirectoryA", {C_POINTER} )
> 
> atom str
> str = allocate_string("\\\\fp-ho1-pr\\HO_share\\Tier 3 Database\\bin\\")
> w32Proc( SetCurrentDirectory, {str} )
> free( str )
> ==========
> 
> Don
> 
> 
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Ray Smith
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