#236 changing working directory?

[Don Yanek]

Hello. Love your app. I am teaching a HS programming course using Alice and Dr. Java. We are using Dr. Java version: drjava-20090821-r5004 on PCs with Windows XP pro with JDK 6 update 6.. All students have a network folder. They run Dr. Java from the jar file stored in their network folder.

Is there a way to change the working directory to be a folder in their network drive? Currently the default directory is mapped to the local myDocuments folder on the machines C drive. I tried looking in preferences, but there doesn't seem to be anywhere to set this. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Don Yanek

[Mathias Ricken]

Currently, we only support setting the working directory if you create a project. When you do that, you can enter a working directory in the Project Properties (Project menu, Project Properties).

I have created a feature request for a working directory setting in the Preferences:
2888809: Interactions Working Directory Preference for Flat-File Mode
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=2888809&group_id=44253&atid=438938

[Mathias Ricken]

This feature is now available in our latest weekly jar which can be downloaded at:
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~javaplt/drjavarice/weekly/

Please let us know if this solves your problem.

Implemented as of revision 5128.

There is a directory preference in the Preferences, Interactions category. It is only used in flat-file mode, not in project mode. If it is not set, then the source root of the document run is used.

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