ChDir

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ChDir

Changes the current drive and directory

Syntax

Declare Function ChDir ( ByRef path As Const String ) As Long

Usage

result = ChDir( path )

Parameters

path

A String argument specifying the path to change to.

Return Value

Returns zero (0) on success and negative one (-1) on failure.

Description

Changes the current drive and directory to that specified.

Example

Dim pathname As String = "x:\folder" Dim result As Integer = ChDir(pathname) If 0 <> result Then Print "error changing current directory to " & pathname & "."

Platform Differences

Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows for forward slashes . DOS uses backward \ slashes.

Differences from QB

In QB, the drive could not be specified.