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Re: ExtractFilePath doesn't work when I upgrade my project from BCB6.

#134
From: Larry Griffiths
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:28
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We have something strange with ExtractFilePath(Application->ExeName) but if 
I remember correctly the Application.Exe name has some ../ in it to go up a 
level and then down to a directory.

We used to just get the absolute path I think.

Larry.



"Gene" <shenjige@yahoo.ca> wrote in message 
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>
> Hi,
>
> I don't know why the function ExtractFilePath doesn't work on me when I 
> ugraded my project from BCB6. The code is here:
>
>  AnsiString FName = Application->ExeName;
>  AnsiString path = ExtractFilePath(FName);
>
> path is Null. It is strange. I did test on a brand new project made under 
> C++ Builder 2007, the function works. I don't know why. Has any one had 
> that problem before? Any clue of what is going on?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gene.
> 
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