Drive and Directory Manipulation in Windows

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

To get or set the current drive or directory in an application developed for the Microsoft Windows environment, use functions provided by the Microsoft C Run-time library. The functions listed below are compatible with Windows and are documented in the "Microsoft Run-time Library Reference" of Microsoft C version 6.0, Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0, Microsoft Visual C++ version 1.0, and in the associated QuickHelp on-line help file. Some of the functions listed below are not available in Microsoft C version 5.1.

NOTE: Any time an application gets or sets the current drive, it should get or set the current directory.

Function       Use
--------       ---

chdir          Changes current working directory.

_chdrive       Changes current drive.

               Interrupt 21h Function 19h.

               Interrupt 21h Function 0Eh.

getcwd         Gets current working directory.

_getdcwd       Gets current working directory for the specified drive.

_getdrive      Gets the current disk drive.

mkdir          Makes a new directory.

rmdir          Removes a directory.

_searchenv     Searches for a given file on specified paths.