Strange Error

Mar 10th, 2002, 01:43 AM

I have a period of codes as following:

Dim category As String
category = CurDir
MsgBox category
ChDir "F:IA"
MsgBox CurDir

It is very strange that the output message is always C:Documents and settingsAdiministratorMy Documents

Can you tell me why? How to fix the problem? i want to output the current folder name(not full one).
TIA

Dave Hawley · Mar 10th, 2002, 01:53 AM

Hi

The ChDir statement changes the default directory but not the default drive!

What you probably need is something like:

Dim category As String
category = CurDir
MsgBox category
ChDrive "F:\IA"
MsgBox CurDir

Or

Dim category As String
category = CurDir
MsgBox category
ChDrive "F:"
ChDir "F:\IA"
MsgBox CurDir

Mar 10th, 2002, 02:22 AM

Maybe i made a mistake.
I had thought that the CurDir function will return me the current folder name of current file or current folder.
So what's the actual usage of CurDir. The help file on it is too simple

Mar 10th, 2002, 05:49 AM

So the problem comes to decide the folder name of a file, the direct foler containing the file, not the full path.

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Mar 10th, 2002, 01:43 AM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	I have a period of codes as following: Dim category As String category = CurDir MsgBox category ChDir "F:IA" MsgBox CurDir It is very strange that the output message is always C:Documents and settingsAdiministratorMy Documents Can you tell me why? How to fix the problem? i want to output the current folder name(not full one). TIA

Mar 10th, 2002, 01:53 AM	#2
Dave Hawley Banned Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,582	Hi The ChDir statement changes the default directory but not the default drive! What you probably need is something like: Dim category As String category = CurDir MsgBox category ChDrive "F:\IA" MsgBox CurDir Or Dim category As String category = CurDir MsgBox category ChDrive "F:" ChDir "F:\IA" MsgBox CurDir

Mar 10th, 2002, 02:22 AM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	Maybe i made a mistake. I had thought that the CurDir function will return me the current folder name of current file or current folder. So what's the actual usage of CurDir. The help file on it is too simple

Mar 10th, 2002, 05:49 AM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	So the problem comes to decide the folder name of a file, the direct foler containing the file, not the full path.