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Cur Dir Quiz?

    29-Sep-94 08:11:34
Sb: #79678-Cur Dir Quiz?
Fm: Steve Shelley 76507,3266
To: Syndesis 76004,1763
> For example, if I use the dialog to get to directory D:\SAMPLE, > then use the drive combo box to change to drive C:, then use it to > get back to D:, I want to return to directory D:\SAMPLE instead of > D: root. > > I've tried doing a SetCurrentDirectory() with just the drive "D:" > as well as "D:.". GetCurrentDirectory() always reports that I've > 'cd'd to the root. You probably need to use "D:\SAMPLE" or in general, the full directory name the user has asked you to 'move to'. "D:" or "D:." do nothing, they're just telling SetCurrentDirectory() to set drive D's directory to where it already is right now (which is probably the root by default). Stan Pensak – Intec Controls Corp. Read action !re ply Enter reply. (/EXIT when done) 1: But then my file dialog would need to keep a dynamic list 2: of the last-used drive oirectory on each drive. I doubt that 3: the Common Dialog does that, for example – how could it 4: keep a persistent list? ? There must be another way. 5: /post Message # 79842 posted