PRB: _getdcwd() Returns the Root Directory Under Win32sLast reviewed: December 17, 1996Article ID: Q98286 |
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SYMPTOMSIn the following code segment, _getdcwd() always returns the root:
_getdcwd( 3, cBuf, MAX_PATH ); MessageBox( hWnd, cBuf, "Drive 3 <C drive>", MB_OK );Also, in the following code segment, _chdrive() and _getcwd() always return the root:
_chdrive( 3 ); _getcwd( cBuf, MAX_PATH ); MessageBox( hWnd, cbuf, "Drive 3 <C drive>", MB_OK ); CAUSEWhen a Win32-based application starts on Win32s, the root is set as the current directory for any drive except the default drive.
RESOLUTIONThe following code fragments work as expected under Win32s:
_getdcwd( 0, cBuf, MAX_PATH ); MessageBox( hWnd, cBuf, "Drive 0 <default drive>", MB_OK ); -or- GetCurrentDirectory( sizeof (cBuf), cBuf ); MessageBox( hWnd, cBuf, "SCD", MB_OK ); MORE INFORMATIONWindows NT uses the current directory of a process as the initial current directory for the current drive of a child process. So for example, if the current directory in the command prompt (CMD.EXE) is C:\WINNT then the current directory of the child process will be C:\WINNT. However, on Win32s, the current directory for any drive except the default drive is set to the root and not the current directory of the parent process. A Win32-based application running on Win32s calling _chdrive() or SetCurrentDirectory() to change the drive GetCurrentDirectory or _getcwd() will then return the root. The _getdcwd() function is a composite of changing drives, getting the current directory of that drive, and change back to the original drive. Therefore, _getdcwd() will always return the root on Win32s. Running the following sample to display the current directory of drives C and D under Windows NT properly displays the full path of the drive. Running the sample under Win32s always displays the root ("C:\", "D:\").
Sample Code
#include <direct.h>...
status = _getdcwd(3, szPath, MAX_PATH); // drive 3 == C: if( status != NULL ) { MessageBox( hWnd, szPath, "Current working directory on C:", MB_OK ); } status = _getdcwd( 4, szPath, MAX_PATH ); // drive 4 == D: if( status != NULL ) { MessageBox( hWnd, szPath, "Current working directory on D:", MB_OK ); }...
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