GetCurrentDirectory

[Polo]

Hello,

When I launch my code from the IDE, GetCurrentDirectory return the path where the .pb file is ("/media/hdd2/"), however, when I compile the executable and I launch it, GetCurrentDirectory return "/home/Account", however the directory of the executable is the same as the .pb file

This explains why no file can be loaded when I launch the executable, but how can I fix that ?

Cheers

[ts-soft]

If you run your executable in a shell, the current dir is not automatic
changed. Without setting a new path, the current dir is mostly the current
user dir.

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GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())

should help!

[Polo]

If you run your executable in a shell, the current dir is not automatic
changed.

This behavior is normal ? I don't really see the use of getcurrentdirectory if it doesn't return the current directory, gethomedirectory would do then

Anyway thanks a lot, your workaround works great, but now only when I launch the executable, and not anymore when I click on launch from the ide...

[ts-soft]

> This behavior is normal ? Yes, is the same on windows, but you use allways a filemanager to run a program. This changes the currentdir

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Procedure.s GetExePath()
  Protected ExePath.s = GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())
  If LCase(ExePath) = LCase(GetTemporaryDirectory()) : ExePath = GetCurrentDirectory() : EndIf
  ProcedureReturn ExePath
EndProcedure

works on windows, linux with PB 4.1 and higher, with
default settings!

greetings
Thomas

[Trond]

I don't really see the use of getcurrentdirectory if it doesn't return the current directory

It does return the current directory. It just so happens that you don't know what the "current directory" is...

[Polo]

Sorry not to be good enough for you.