Opening files from the current directory?

[Aron1]

I have used in my program the OPEN statement like this:

 OPEN "c:\qbasic\game\something.dat" FOR INPUT #1

What if I copy the program to another computer? If there is no "C:\qbasic\game" directory it won't find the file.
It isn't working when I try this way:

OPEN "something.dat" FOR INPUT AS #1

Is there any way in QB to open file from the CURRENT directory?

 

[CubeE101]

yeah...

just leave off the path...

OPEN "something.dat" FOR INPUT #1


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[CubeE101]

oops... I answered without reading the rest of the post...

Open "file.ext" For Input As #1
...will open "file.ext" from the current directory

If this is not working... you are in a different directory than what you THINK you are in...

If you are using a shortcut to open Qbasic... Make sure the Working Directoy is set properly...

you can use CHDIR to change your current directory...

for debuging purposes, you can throw in a SHELL command, by it self to see what directory you are actually in...


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[quebasic2]

That does not always work. If a previous file command was used that tells the program to look in another directory, the next file command will look in the same place as the previous one. I get by the problem, by checking to see if C: is a valid drive. If it is, I just store my stuff there.

 

[CubeE101]

So, are you saying if the current directory is C:\QB
and you say: OPEN "C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT" FOR INPUT AS #1

then say: OPEN "QB.BI" FOR INPUT AS #1

it looks for "c:\qb.bi" instead of "c:\qb\qb.bi" ?

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[quebasic2]

That is what I am saying. But maybe I am wrong. I'll check here. Forgive my post, I was wrong. Check the link that you use to run qbasic. See what the current working directory is.

 

[Aron1]

Thank you!

I was NOT in the directory I thought I was.
It is now working.

 

[Ninkazu]

Is it possible to use a
CHDIR "."
or will that not work?

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[CubeE101]

you can try...

it won't hurt anything...

CHDIR "should" work the same as CD in dos...

I know you can say "C:\" but I never tried "." before...

though, I do always write to the C: drive on my pc...

you might also try CHDIR ".\"

Good Luck,

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