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This is true for non-command line programs as well. &nbsp;It works for Windows programs and (I believe--its been 10 years) for Mac as well.<br />

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This is true for non-command line programs as well.  It works for Windows programs and (I believe--its been 10 years) for Mac as well.


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jhance,<br />
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I have tried the argv[0]. &nbsp;Seems that if I execuate from a different directory other than the one theEXE resides, and I put the theEXE's path in $PATH, argv[0] came out = what I typed at the command line, ie theEXE. &nbsp;The full path is not displayed. Is there a MFC function to get the path of the executable?<br />
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I'm writing code in VC++ 5.0. &nbsp;Program will be execuated by user from both NT/Win95 machine.<br />

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jhance,

I have tried the argv[0].  Seems that if I execuate from a different directory other than the one theEXE resides, and I put the theEXE's path in $PATH, argv[0] came out = what I typed at the command line, ie theEXE.  The full path is not displayed. Is there a MFC function to get the path of the executable?

I'm writing code in VC++ 5.0.  Program will be execuated by user from both NT/Win95 machine.


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I have this program, sitting on Netware k:\abc\. &nbsp;When it runs, it needs to read in a file from the directory where the execuatable resides (so k:\abc\).<br />
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When a LAN user execute this program from their desk top, at c:\, they type -<br />
k:\abc\theExe<br />
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How does theExe know to search the executable's directory instead of user's c:\? &nbsp;I know the following will NOT work -<br />
FILE* = fopen(&quot;file.txt&quot;, &quot;r&quot;); &nbsp; //this look into the current working directory of the user - c:\<br />
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I know I can specify the \\server\path in my program. &nbsp;Is there any other ways?
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I have this program, sitting on Netware k:\abc\.  When it runs, it needs to read in a file from the directory where the execuatable resides (so k:\abc\).
 
When a LAN user execute this program from their desk top, at c:\, they type -
k:\abc\theExe

How does theExe know to search the executable's directory instead of user's c:\?  I know the following will NOT work -
FILE* = fopen("file.txt", "r");   //this look into the current working directory of the user - c:\

I know I can specify the \\server\path in my program.  Is there any other ways?

how to reference the executable directory

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