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Function name : GetCurrentDirectory

Group: File Management - Library: kernel32

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The GetCurrentDirectory function retrieves the current directory for the current process.

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Code examples:

Current directory of the application

Declaration:

DWORD GetCurrentDirectory(
  DWORD nBufferLength,  // size of directory buffer
  LPTSTR lpBuffer       // directory buffer
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetCurrentDirectory IN kernel32;
	INTEGER   nBufferLength,;
	STRING  @ lpBuffer
  

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Parameters:

nBufferLength [in] Specifies the length, in TCHARs, of the buffer for the current directory string. The buffer length must include room for a terminating null character.

lpBuffer [out] Pointer to the buffer that receives the current directory string. This null-terminated string specifies the absolute path to the current directory.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value specifies the number of characters written to the buffer, not including the terminating null character

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Comments:

The difference between this function and SYS(2003) is next to negligible if any.

See also: SetCurrentDirectory, GetFullPathName.

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