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WINDOWS: getting the current executing path

Started by zedzeek Oct 13, 2006 at 5:30 PM 2 replies 1.2k views

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Oct 13, 2006 at 5:30 PM

i know theres _getcwd(..) but this return's the base directory eg if im running it from the msvc IDE, i want C:/APP/debug or C:/APP/release not C:/APP which _getcwd(..) returns thanks zed

KulSeran

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KulSeran

Oct 13, 2006 at 5:36 PM

c:/app in your case is the current execution path.

MSVC doesnt run the exe from the debug/release folder.
By default it runs it from the project folder.

Some other helpful poster prolly knows the command, but there is a way to
get the path to the exe that is being run.

LessBread

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LessBread

Oct 13, 2006 at 5:46 PM

GetModuleFileName

Note that HMODULE and HINSTANCE are the same thing, although with that function NULL will suffice for your purpose.

zedzeek

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zedzeek

Oct 14, 2006 at 3:56 AM

thanks ill try that out tomorrow

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