Working directory

[mjpowellesq]

I know this is a simple question.
How do you set the Progress working directory.
I am using OpenEdge 10.1

 

[ggabr]

Hello there,

Use your PROPATH to set the paths and order where progress will look for your files when you call them.

Cheers.

 

[TomBascom]

file-info:file-name = ".".
display file-info:full-pathname format "x(30)".

 

[pragadeesh]

Hi Tom,

The following code snippet gives the expected result.
display file-info:full-pathname format "x(30)".


May I please know what is the exact purpose of the previous line. Why have u assigned "." (dot) to below hanlde.

file-info:file-name = ".".

Regards,
Pragadeesh.

 

[sdjensen]

You can also set the PROPATH on-the-fly in your code.

PROPATH = 'C:\PRG\,C:\WRKDIR\' + PROPATH.

 

[TomBascom]

Hi Tom,

The following code snippet gives the expected result.
display file-info:full-pathname format "x(30)".


May I please know what is the exact purpose of the previous line. Why have u assigned "." (dot) to below hanlde.

"." is the relative path to the current directory on all operating systems that Progress currently supports.

 

[KnutHandsome]

Mpowell is asking how the working directory is set, which is a different issue to the answers given above.

I haven't got access to my local KB at the mo, but there are directions in the online one which involve the registry and WinAPI calls (assuming Windows).

 

[TomBascom]

I must need to get my eyes checked... I could of sworn the post asked how to get the current directory rather than how to set it!

 

[tamhas]

Nothing complicated about it ... it is just the directory in which the starting command is run.

 

[KnutHandsome]

Nothing complicated about it ... it is just the directory in which the starting command is run.

Like the other posters I was assuming he wanted to do it on the fly, in which case it is not so simple. If not, you are right.

 

[mjpowellesq]

Greetings,

Many thanks for your help. sdjensen was correct I was looking for the attribute PROPATH to be able to configure on-the-fly (dynamically) eg... = 'C:\PRG\,C:\WRKDIR\'
Many thanks talkers

 

[sdjensen]

No problem.

Thanks for getting back to the forum to let us know that your problem was solved.