On  in a message to Don Hawkinson, Michael Douglass wrote:

BH> My question is:  Can I change the directory from within a
BH> program and have it stay in effect after program termination
BH> ????

DH> No but you can cheat.  If you wrap the program in a REXX script
DH> you can pass the new directory to the REXX program and change
DH> directory with REXX.  I tried the same thing when I got an OS/2
DH> C compiler.

MD> Uh, if you use Borland, try _chdrive() and then chdir()

That'll only change the drive and directory _within the program_.  IOW,
when the program ends you'll be in the same directory you started in.


Ed Blackman

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