Kbase 39223: How to change the current working directory of a 4GL session?
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
10/05/1998 |
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Solution ID: P9223
GOAL:
How to change the current working directory of a 4GL session?
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows
Progress 8.x
Progress 9.x
FIX:
You can use the following 4GL code, which relies on a Win32 API call.
DEFINE VARIABLE SetCurrentDirectoryAResult AS INTEGER NO-UNDO.
PROCEDURE SetCurrentDirectoryA EXTERNAL "KERNEL32.DLL":
DEFINE INPUT PARAMETER chrCurDir AS CHARACTER.
DEFINE RETURN PARAMETER SetCurrentDirectoryAResult AS LONG.
END PROCEDURE.
RUN SetCurrentDirectoryA (INPUT <WantedDirectory>, OUTPUT SetCurrentDirectoryAResult).
IF SetCurrentDirectoryAResult <> 1 THEN
MESSAGE "Problem to set the CurrentDirectory of the process".