Common dialog control problem

[Guest_imported]

I have used the common dialog control on a form to create the open file window. Later in my application i open a dos program to which i send commands, using the command SendKeys. The trouble is what ever file path they have selected while using the open file window is used by the dos program when it searches for the files it needs. Is there any simple way to stop this linkage?

any help would be most appreciated,
Thanks

 

[jcalcoa]

You can use the InitDir property of the CommonDialog control to tell it which directory to start in:

CommonDialog1.InitDir = "c:\dos"