autostarting application in specific directory

[dima2]

Hi,
I'm developping an application and I'm trying to make it run
automatically when windows starts.
I added a value in the registry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
where I specified the whole path of the executable
c:\Program Files\MyApp\MyExe.exe

It worked fine, the application started when windows started, now my
problem is
that it didin't start in it's directory
it started in c:
however I need it to start in c:\Program Files\MyApp (i want this to
be my working directory)

Is there a way to force it to start in a specific directory??
(you know, just like in a shorcut properties where u get to secify the
"target" and the "start in&quot

how can I do that??

 

[LeBlatt]

I know no way to do that.

But if your problem is that your program doesnt find the files it needs to run, I see 2 solutions :

- store in the registry the location where your program is installed. eg an 'installpath' value in HKLM/Software/YourApp, so the program can retrieve it

- or get read the first command line argument (numbered 0, argv[0] in ansi C) your program receives from the system. It is always the full path to the executable (including filename).