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SetProgramDir

Sets the directory returned by GetProgramDir

Declaration

Source position: amigados.pas line 2343

function SetProgramDir(

  Lock: BPTR

):BPTR;

Arguments

Lock

  

A lock on the directory the current program was loaded from

Function result

The previous ProgramDir.

Description

Sets a shared lock on the directory the program was loaded from. This can be used for a program to find data files, etc, that are stored with the program, or to find the program file itself. Nil is a valid input. This can be accessed via GetProgramDir or by using paths relative to PROGDIR:.

See also

GetProgramDir

  

Returns a lock on the directory the program was loaded from

DosOpen

  

Open a file for input or output


Documentation generated on: 2017-01-10