ID Number: Q80611
1.00
WINDOWS
Summary:
The CURDIR$ function returns the path to the current directory on the
currently selected drive. Because the current directory is not
necessarily the directory where the current Visual Basic program
resides, the CURDIR$ function is not a reliable means for determining
the location of the currently executing program. This information
applies to the CURDIR$ function, and to the drive list box, directory
list box, and file list box controls in Visual Basic.
This information applies to Microsoft Visual Basic programming system
version 1.0 for Windows.
More Information:
You can use any of the following methods to start a program under
Windows:
- From the MS-DOS prompt, type:
WIN drive:\pathname\program name
- From Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu, and
enter the full pathname of the executable program.
- From Windows File Manager, choose Run from the File menu, and
enter the full path of the executable program.
- From Windows Program Manager, choose New from the File menu, and
create a new program item for the executable program. Double-
click on the resulting icon.
- From Windows File Manager, use the mouse to choose the appropriate
drive and directory containing the executable file, and double-click
the executable filename.
If the program is launched using the first, third, or fifth method
above, the CURDIR$ value will return the current directory at the time
Windows was launched or at the time the program was started from File
Manager (the current directory can be checked by opening File Manager
and reading the current directory from the bar below the drive
buttons; for the fifth method, the File Manager's current directory
will actually be the directory where the started program resides).
If the program is launched using the second or fourth method above
(from the Windows Program Manager), the CURDIR$ value will be the path
to the location of the program that was started.
Note that the current directory of an MS-DOS session does not
necessarily indicate the current directory that will be returned by
CURDIR$.
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