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Article #12077getcwd() and chdir() functions
From: Joseph P. Larson
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1989 16:52
Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1989 16:52
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What is the *proper* way to perform an change-working-directory from C?
Ditto a get-working-directory?
(That is "cd place" and "cd" from the CLI.)
As per Rob Peck's book, I did the following for the getcwd() --
me = FindTask(0);
success = Examine(me->pr_CurrentDir, &fib);
printf("Current directory: %s\n", fib.fib_FileName);
However, this doesn't include the disk name. Arg.
--
As for the chdir() --
if (i created an earlier directory lock) UnLock(oldlock);
myLock = Lock(dname, ACCESS_READ);
dummyreturn = ChangeDir(myLock);
Rob's book indicates I shouldn't unlock any lock I didn't create.
But doesn't this leave a lock on the old directory sitting around?
Shouldn't I just do this:
myLock = Lock(dname, ACCESS_READ);
oldlock = ChangeDir(myLock);
if (oldlock != NULL)
UnLock(oldlock);
But Rob's book says this'll piss off DOS.
--
Am I going about all this the hard way? I'm using Manx and couldn't find
equivalent routines in their library, but it *was* late and dark and....
-Joe
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!uxc!tank!shamash!com50!dayton!joe From: joe@dayton.UUCP (Joseph P. Larson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: getcwd() and chdir() functions Message-ID: <6481@dayton.UUCP> Date: 1 Apr 89 16:52:15 GMT Reply-To: joe@dayton.UUCP (Joseph P. Larson) Distribution: usa Organization: Dayton-Hudson Dept. Store Co. Lines: 43