fExeDir (Function)

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Path of a system directory

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Constants for the external files

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Summary table: Managing the application directories according to the platform

fDetectRemovableStorage

fReadLineRegularExpression

fRemoveDir

fRename

fReportsAndQueriesDir

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Path of a system directory

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fExeDir (Function)

In french: fRepExe

Returns the directory from which the execution is started.

Caution: fExeDir is used to find out the runtime directory while fCurrentDir is used to find out the current directory.

Example

// Runtime directory
Info("This application is started from " + fExeDir())

Syntax

<Result> = fExeDir()

<Result>: Character string

Directory from which the executable is run. This path does not end with the "\" character.
In test mode (GO from WINDEV), corresponds to:
the generation directory given in the description of the current project configuration.
the EXE sub-directory of the project directory.
At run time, corresponds to the directory containing the current executable.

Remarks

SOAP server

fExeDir used on a SOAP server returns the path of the directory containing the library of the SOAP server currently run.

Path of a system directory

To find out the path of a system directory, use SysDir.

Related Examples:

Unit examples (WINDEV): Handling text files

[ + ] Handling "text" files with WINDEV:
- Create a text file
- Write into a text file
- Read in a text file

Unit examples (WEBDEV): Handling text files

[ + ] This example explains how to handle "non HFSQL" files with WEBDEV and it allows you to:
- Create a text file
- Write into a text file
- Read in a text file

Unit examples (WINDEV Mobile): Handling text files

[ + ] Handling external "text" files:
- Create a text file
- Write into a text file
- Read in a text file

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