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Visual C++ System() pwd???

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Name: Kristoffer Nordström
Date: March 20, 2003 at 06:21:42 Pacific
OS: Windows 98
CPU/Ram: 500 Mhz
Comment:

Hello everyone.
I have a problem that i can´t seem to find the answer for.
I want to know the current location from where my .exe file is executed, much like in Unix where i do a system() call and invokes the pwd command.
Is there something similare to this in windows/visual c++????

Thanx in advance.



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Name: kev
Date: March 20, 2003 at 14:56:42 Pacific
Reply:

Hmm... Well, I haven't tried it, but it would seem that the GetCurrentDirectory function should work:

GetCurrentDirectory(
DWORD nBufferLength, // size, in characters, of directory buffer
LPTSTR lpBuffer // pointer to buffer for current directory,
);

If that's not what you're looking for, look at the related functions towards the bottom of this page

What I found on MSDN

Hope this helps,
Kev


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Response Number 2
Name: Kristoffer Nordström
Date: March 21, 2003 at 08:26:21 Pacific
Reply:

This help very much.
This was exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you so much.



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