A word of caution here though, your working directory can change while using
your app. If you have a file lookup window and you change the directory
with that, it will change your working dir and the INI might not be found.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: Jill M. Claus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Price, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 8:36 AM
Subject: RE: PFCSIG executable path function?
> Wow - that seems almost too easy - So I thought I would confirm my
understanding of what you said to be sure I'm not misinterpreting. ;-)
>
> Currently, I have the following in the constructor event of my
n_cst_fwappmanager object...
>
> ls_application_path = "N:\SOMEDIR\MRS.INI"
>
> If I put...
>
> ls_application_path = "MRS.INI"
>
> there instead, it will search through my path to find the ini?
>
> Jill
>
> >>> "Price, Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/24/99 04:56AM >>>
> If you put no path on the ini file at all then it will search though your
> system variables "PATH" ( on My Computer > Properties ), which will
include
> your current working directory.
>
> If you cannot include the directories in you path then you can use the
file
> and platform services to get the current directoty.
>
>
> n_cst_FileSrv nFileSrv
> n_cst_Platform nPlatformSrv
> String ls_INI
>
> // Get an appropriately instantiated copy of the file and platform
services.
> f_SetFileSrv ( nFileSrv, TRUE )
> f_SetPlatform ( nPlatformSrv, TRUE )
>
> ls_INI = nPlatformSrv.of_GetWindowsDirectory () + '\' + 'myapp.ini'
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jill M. Claus [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:18 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: PFCSIG executable path function?
> >
> > Is there a function somewhere in the PFC that will return the path to
> > where the executable is currently sitting? I am trying to find a way
to
> > indicate where the ini file is without having to recompile the
executable
> > every time the application files are moved. (i.e. the exe, dll's,
pbd's,
> > etc.) Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jill
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