Ah, having tread the whole thread... I now see that this is when running wget from a desktop shortcut? Den 30 nov 2011 19:40 skrev "Henrik Holst" <[email protected]>:
> I might not understand the problem then (not a win user), but on my system > I very much want wget to download the files to the current directory (of my > user). And that is also how it works under Linux. > > Or does current directory mean "where the exe is" under win? If so then I > of course meant the directory the user stands in the console, but we are > perhaps not talking about a console usage even? > Den 30 nov 2011 19:35 skrev "Micah Cowan" <[email protected]>: > >> A cwd to where? Normally one wants to download into the current >> directory (particularly if you have placed wget's location in the PATH). >> If you want it somewhere else, just use the -P option. >> >> -mjc >> >> (2011年11月30日 10:31), Henrik Holst wrote: >> > Could this be solved by having wget do a change to cwd, when running on >> > windows. Or something like that? >> > >> > /henrik holst >> > Den 30 nov 2011 18:31 skrev "David H. Lipman" <[email protected]>: >> > >> >> From: "Paul Wratt" <[email protected]> >> >> >> >>> this may have something to do with "working directory" which when an >> >>> exe is run from a shortcut, uses the exe folder as the default path. >> >>> Some testing on win7 is needed to clarify this issue, as that "Program >> >>> Files" path is used for 32bit apps on 64bit installation.. >> >>> >> >> If the command is NOT in the PATH then you have to be in the directory >> >> where the command >> >> exists and when you run the command it will drop the downloaded files >> >> there. When the >> >> command and dependencies are in the PATH then all I have to do is open >> a >> >> Command Prompt, >> >> type "Y:" and run a FQ WGET command and the file(s) ovtained will be in >> >> the "Y:" drive. I >> >> dion't think the behaviour is any different for Win64 vs. Win32. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Dave >> >> Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk >> >> http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
