Re: current_dir()
Jules wrote:
> Juergen Luethje wrote:
> >
> > Jules wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > Thanks Don, but it didn't make any difference. Actually, I'm a little
> > > confused
> > > about what current_dir() refers to, because you can have more than one
> > > "current
> > > directory". On XP and Linux you could have any number of shells open, each
> > > one
> > > running from a different directory. I thought that current_dir() gives you
> > > the
> > > dir which the Eu program is running from.
> > >
> > > Please could someone set me straight on this?
> >
> > When you open a command window (console) on Windows, and it shows say
> > C:\Programs>
> > then "C:\Programs" is the current directory. The definition of the
> > current directory has nothing got to do with the question where your
> > Eu program is located. I think it's the same on Linux.
> >
> > When your program "my.exw" is located in the current directory, then
> > the command-line for starting it can be as simple as:
> > exw my.exw
> > When your program is _not_ located in the current directory, then
> > you have to pass its full pathname (surrounded by quotes if it contains
> > spaces) to the Eu interpreter, e.g.
> > exw "D:\my files\test\my.exw"
> >
> > Regards,
> > Juergen
>
> Ok thanks Juergen. I was trying to write a program which would "find itself"
> as it were, and I thought current_dir() would be a way to do it.
No, the desired information is contained in the return value of
command_line(). Please see the documentation of command_line() for details.
> But going back to my point about consoles (sticking with Windows), I can open
> a console and CD to c:\euphoria, then open another and CD to c:\windows... so
> which is the current directory in this case?
I'm not 100% sure, but I think that actually each console window has its own
current directory. However, I personally can't remember that I ever had the
need to use current_dir() in one of my programs.
Regards,
Juergen
|
Not Categorized, Please Help
|
|
