BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  detect software directory          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> C++ Builder (Native API) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Renan Guest Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:52 pm    Post subject: detect software directory How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this software to detect its own directory) How do I get system date? Thanks Back to top Ed Mulroy Guest Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:16 pm    Post subject: Re: detect software directory Quote: How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running GetCurrentDirectory Quote: How do I get system date? GetLocalTime GetSystemTime .. Ed Quote: Renan wrote in message news:4540e7c1$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this software to detect its own directory) How do I get system date? Back to top Remy Lebeau (TeamB) Guest Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:52 pm    Post subject: Re: detect software directory "Renan" <nospam_dot_gulbrrs (AT) gmail_dot_ (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4540e7c1$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this software to detect its own directory) Call GetModuleFileName() and then strip off the filename portion. Gambit Back to top Remy Lebeau (TeamB) Guest Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:53 pm    Post subject: Re: detect software directory "Ed Mulroy" <dont_email_me (AT) bitbuc (DOT) ket> wrote in message news:4540ed72$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: GetCurrentDirectory Why would you recommend that? The current working directory for a process is dynamic (and can even be specified when the process is first started). It is not a very reliable way to get the folder that the application is running in. Gambit Back to top Ed Mulroy Guest Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:16 am    Post subject: Re: detect software directory Quote: Why would you recommend that? Because I understood that to be what he was asking for. As for it being dynamic, that is under program control and he is writing the program. .. Ed Quote: Remy Lebeau wrote in message news:4541047a$3 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... GetCurrentDirectory Why would you recommend that? The current working directory for a process is dynamic (and can even be specified when the process is first started). It is not a very reliable way to get the folder that the application is running in. Back to top Bob Gonder Guest Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:21 am    Post subject: Re: detect software directory Ed Mulroy wrote: Quote: How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running GetCurrentDirectory GetModuleFileName might work more often, if he wants the directory of the executable. Back to top Remy Lebeau (TeamB) Guest Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:45 am    Post subject: Re: detect software directory "Ed Mulroy" <dont_email_me (AT) bitbuc (DOT) ket> wrote in message news:4541097a$1 (AT) newsgroups (DOT) borland.com... Quote: As for it being dynamic, that is under program control and he is writing the program. It may be under program controll, but there are plenty of VCL and Win32 controls that change the working directory at runtime for their own purposes. The working directory is also under user control as well - create a shortcut to the program, and the "Start In" field has direct effect on the initial value that GetCurrentDirectory() returns. Gambit Back to top Roger Guest Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:28 pm    Post subject: Re: detect software directory Quote: How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this software to detect its own directory) What about: AnsiString asPath = ExtractFilePath(Application->ExeName); Roger Back to top Bruce Larrabee Guest Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:45 pm    Post subject: Re: detect software directory Roger wrote: Quote: How do I detect the directory of the software I'm running ( I want this software to detect its own directory) What about: AnsiString asPath = ExtractFilePath(Application->ExeName); Roger This is what I do. 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