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WinAPI, getting current dir path

2002-12-17
2012-09-26
  • Nobody/Anonymous

    I need my windows program to get its current directory in a var, in order for it create other files in the same dir.
    How to do that?
    Thanks
    /Obs

     
    • Derek Baker

      Derek Baker - 2002-12-17

      From the Win32 Programmer's Reference:

      The GetCurrentDirectory function retrieves the current directory for the current process.

      DWORD GetCurrentDirectory(

          DWORD nBufferLength,    // size, in characters, of directory buffer
          LPTSTR lpBuffer     // address of buffer for current directory
         );   

      Parameters

      nBufferLength

      Specifies the length, in characters, of the buffer for the current directory string. The buffer length must include room for a terminating null character.

      lpBuffer

      Points to the buffer for the current directory string. This null-terminated string specifies the absolute path to the current directory.

      Return Values

      If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the number of characters written to the buffer, not including the terminating null character.
      If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
      If the buffer pointed to by lpBuffer is not large enough, the return value specifies the required size of the buffer, including the number of bytes necessary for a terminating null character

      Derek

       

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