program path$ or default dir$?

[mikeschn]

I am writing a program called material.exe

if I drop it in a directory called c:\material

Is there a command that'll put that directory into a variable with out having to hard code it into the program or putting it into a config file?

ie. program_path$ = ???

or default_dir$ = ???

Thanks,

Mike...

[infratec]

Hi,

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Debug GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())
Debug GetCurrentDirectory()
Debug GetTemporaryDirectory()
Debug GetHomeDirectory()

Choose the one you need

Bernd

[mikeschn]

GetCurrentDirectory() is the one I needed.

Thanks

Mike...

[ts-soft]

GetCurrentDirectory() is the one I needed.

Better use: GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())
This one is always the path to you're exe.

[Little John]

Only

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GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())

reliably yields the directory for which mikeschn has asked in his first post.

GetCurrentDirectory() is the one I needed.

Then you didn't describe your requirements properly in your first post.

[mikeschn]

I guess I'd better use

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GetPathPart(ProgramFilename()

since I do need the path to my exe file...

Thanks again!

Mike...

[PB]

It's a false belief that GetCurrentDirectory() always returns the path of your exe.
It can change under certain specific circumstances. Use ProgramFilename() instead.

[mikeschn]

I just changed my program from

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CreateFile(4,GetCurrentDirectory()+struct_Filename$)

to

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CreateFile(4,GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())+struct_Filename$)

Now I find it drops the file in c:\users\Mike\AppData\Local

instead of c:\users\mike\documents\myprogram

I am not running from the .exe file. I am running from the Purebasic IDE.

Any thoughts why this is happening?

Thanks,

Mike...

[Demivec]

I just changed my program from

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CreateFile(4,GetCurrentDirectory()+struct_Filename$)

to

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CreateFile(4,GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())+struct_Filename$)

Now I find it drops the file in c:\users\Mike\AppData\Local

instead of c:\users\mike\documents\myprogram

I am not running from the .exe file. I am running from the Purebasic IDE.

Any thoughts why this is happening?

It happens because you are running a temporary file created by the IDE. Guess where the IDE's temp file was stored?

This will happen until you create an executible to run from a different location. If you already know this location you can use a predefined path to it while you are debugging the file and then replace it with 'GetPathPart(ProgramFilename())' just before you create the executible.

[PB]

Demivec is right. Running from the IDE will give a different result to a standalone exe.

Here's how I handle it in my apps. This sets the global variables correctly no matter
if I run it with F5 from the IDE, or as a standalone executable when my app is done.
Just stick it at the top of your source and you're set; no further changes needed.

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Global appname$=ProgramFilename(),appdir$=GetPathPart(appname$)

CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_Debugger
  appdir$=#PB_Compiler_FilePath
  appname$=appdir$+"MyAppName.exe"
CompilerEndIf

Global appexe$=LCase(GetFilePart(appname$))