Re: Retrieving the Start from directory

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From: Remy Lebeau (TeamB)
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 22:42

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"Marc" <bukwheat_NS@axess.com> wrote in message
news:4266c896$1@newsgroups.borland.com...

> If I have a batch file on my desktop I want my application to
> return the location of my desktop. If I am located on a
> network path (\\Some Computer\SomeDirectory\Somefile.bat) I
> want to retrieve the \\Some Computer\SomeDirectory.
> GetModuleFileName returns the location of the EXE (C:\Program
> files...).  In both case the batch file run c:\Program files ...).

Rather than using a BAT file, why not just create a shortcut to the EXE
instead?  You can specify the "Start In" field in the shortcut's properties,
and the EXE can then use GetCurrentDirectory() when it first starts up.


Gambit

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