define-runtime-path is designed for this problem, IIUC. Let me know if the docs don't help.
Robby On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 11:47 AM, David Storrs <[email protected]> wrote: > Short form: When using Dr Racket, how do I write something that says > "Here is a path to a file that I care about. The path is relative to > you, the script that is running the code" ? > > Long form: > > I have a file, testing_utils.rkt, that includes the following snippet of code: > > (define (load-initial-data where) > (define cmd (string-append "psql -d biomantica < " > (path->string > (path-only > (path->complete-path > (find-system-path 'run-file)))) > where)) > (say "shelling out in order to load initial data into DB. Command > is: \n\t" cmd) > > (void > (with-output-to-string ;; silence the output > (thunk > (system cmd))))) > > > The way this gets used is that one of our test scripts (e.g. > 'endpoints.t') will (require "path/to/testing_utils.rkt") and then > call the load-initial-data function as follows: > > (load-initial-data "../initial_test_data.sql") > > I operate in Emacs via the shell, while my cofounder James uses Dr > Racket. The above sequence works for me but not for him. When I run > endpoints.t it locates the endpoints.t file, generates the path from > there to the initial_test_data.sql file, and shells out to run that > SQL through psql in order to load the database for testing. When > James tries it it fails. > > The failure seems to be that for me "the running script" is the > endpoints.t file, while for him it's the Dr Racket executable. I'm > not sure where to even begin sorting this out, so I was hoping for > some help. > > Any thoughts? > > Dave > > > PS: James had to step out for something else or he would be sending > this himself. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Racket Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
