Article: Q71760
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1
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SUMMARY
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To get or set the current drive or directory in an application developed for the
Microsoft Windows environment, use functions provided by the Microsoft C
Run-time library. The functions listed below are compatible with Windows and are
documented in the "Microsoft Run-time Library Reference" of Microsoft C version
6.0, Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0, Microsoft Visual C++ version 1.0, and in the
associated QuickHelp on-line help file. Some of the functions listed below are
not available in Microsoft C version 5.1.
NOTE: Any time an application gets or sets the current drive, it should get or
set the current directory.
Function Use
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chdir Changes current working directory.
_chdrive Changes current drive.
_dos_getdrive Gets the current default drive, using MS-DOS
Interrupt 21h Function 19h.
_dos_setdrive Sets the default disk drive, using MS-DOS
Interrupt 21h Function 0Eh.
getcwd Gets current working directory.
_getdcwd Gets current working directory for the specified drive.
_getdrive Gets the current disk drive.
mkdir Makes a new directory.
rmdir Removes a directory.
_searchenv Searches for a given file on specified paths.
Additional query words: 3.00 3.10
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Keywords : kb16bitonly
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
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