Re: Setting the working directory in application.

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From: John P. McGrath
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 00:00

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tim <nospam@please.com> wrote:

> I am interested in changing the working directory for 
> my java process once the application has been launched.
> How could I do this?

Java does not provide any way to set the current directory.  And 
to make matters worse, some operations, such as file open dialogs 
under Windows will change the current directory.

Worse still, some of the Java file operations use the current 
directory as defined by the operating system, while others use 
the "user.dir" system property.  And changing one value does not 
change the other.

Do yourself a favor, and forget that you ever heard of a "current 
directory".

-- 
Regards,

John P. McGrath
<mcgrath@enter.net>
<jpm@nscs.fast.net>

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