Getting Program Exe directory?

Chirantha · Post by **Chirantha** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:42 am

How do I get the path to the program's exe and its directory?

srod · Post by **srod** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:47 am

ProgramFilename()

buzzqw · Post by **buzzqw** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:38 pm

i use GetCurrentDirectory()

isn't good ?

BHH

Fluid Byte · Post by **Fluid Byte** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:43 pm

Try this code with a saved and unsaved project to see the difference:

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Debug ProgramFilename()
Debug GetCurrentDirectory()

srod · Post by **srod** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:57 pm

GetCurrentDirectory() can be affected by all kinds of procedures. For example, if your application prints using MS document writer then that will reset the current directory (and cause srod many hours of bug hunting! grrrr....) The point is that GetCurrentDirectory() can never be trusted to return the folder in which the executable resides.

Mistrel · Post by **Mistrel** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:51 pm

I'm surprised no one has posted this yet:

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Debug GetFilePart(ProgramFilename()) ; Program name
Debug GetPathPart(ProgramFilename()) ; Program directory

srod · Post by **srod** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:53 pm

Well, I didn't think it really needed posting what with ProgramFilename() already being listed!

buzzqw · Post by **buzzqw** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:28 pm

ok, thanks to all!

next time i will use programfilename()

BHH

superadnim · Post by **superadnim** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:30 pm

what? did you use 2 accounts to post and then reply?. I sense that your "voice engine" doesn't really need to know all those things you asked on the previous posts ... are you writing malware?.

Chirantha · Post by **Chirantha** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:33 am

superadnim wrote:what? did you use 2 accounts to post and then reply?. I sense that your "voice engine" doesn't really need to know all those things you asked on the previous posts ... are you writing malware?.

Ofcourse not

Quit making me want to make one lol

Little John · Post by **Little John** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:49 pm

Also according to another thread, it seems that it can't harm trying to clarify something ...

superadnim wrote:what? did you use 2 accounts to post and then reply?. I sense that your "voice engine" doesn't really need to know all those things you asked on the previous posts ... are you writing malware?.

You obviously mean the 2 accounts with the names "Chirantha" and "buzzqw", no? It seems to be a misunderstanding, and I think the situation is pretty simple:

buzzqw wrote:i use GetCurrentDirectory()

isn't good ?

People wrote some explanations, and then

buzzqw wrote:ok, thanks to all!

Everything as clear as mud?

I think we shouldn't suspect other people of doing strange things without knowing hard facts.

Regards, Little John

superadnim · Post by **superadnim** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:17 am

I know but all those questions seemed to point towards malware to me, I just asked to ask - I didn't blame anyone nor pointed fingers saying he should be burnt with the witches...

Post by **idle** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:33 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g