CHDIR

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgChdir
• Last revised: 2022-03-25

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Changes the current drive and directory

Syntax

` declare function Chdir ( byref path as const string ) as long

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Usage

` result = Chdir( path )

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Parameters

path

A string argument specifying the path to change to.

Return Value

Returns zero (0) on success and negative one (-1) on failure.

Description

Changes the current drive and directory to that specified.

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim pathname As String = $"x:\folder"
Dim result As Long = ChDir(pathname)

If result <> 0 Then Print "error changing current directory to " & pathname & "."

end GeSHi

Platform Differences

• Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
• Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows for forward slashes . DOS uses backward \ slashes.

Differences from QB

• In QB, the drive could not be specified.

See also

• Curdir
• Mkdir
• Rmdir

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