I'm not sure what the confusion is here ...
A directory path is "full" if it starts with a '\' (excluding any
drive designator), and it's relative if it doesn't. Or am I missing
something here ... ?
Regards,
Joe.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dev Anand Teelucksingh [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, 3 November 2000 8:25
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: How does Insight know whether the mail directory is a
> subdirectory under Arachne or a full drive/directory path?
>
> Hmm.....the mail directory defined by Arachne is usually MAIL\
> but you can change the mail directory to that on another drive like
> F:\MAIL\
>
> How does INSIGHT know whether the mail directory is either
> a subdirectory to apply under the main Arachne directory like MAIL\
> or a full drive/directory path like F:\MAIL\ ?
>
> Does INSIGHT parse the mail directory variable it gets from Arachne?
>
> The reason I am asking this is for my mail filtering program Dfilter.
> It takes the mail directory and I've always assumed it was
> subdirectory under Arachne main directory.
>
>
> Dev Teelucksingh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Interesting DOS programs at http://www.opus.co.tt/dave
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