$END IF

The _CWD$ function returns the current working directory path as a string value without a trailing path separator.

= _CWD$

• By default, the initial working directory path is usually the same as the directory of the executable file run.
• The current working directory can be changed with the CHDIR or SHELL command; CHDIR sets it, _CWD$ returns it.
• Path returns will change only when the working path has changed. When in C:\ and run QB64\cwd.exe, it will still return C:\
• The current working directory string can be used in OPEN statements and SHELL commands that deal with files.
• Works in Windows, macOS and Linux. _OS$ can be used by a program to predict the proper slash separations in different OS's.
• If an error occurs while obtaining the working directory from the operating system, error code 51 (Internal Error) will be generated.

Example: Get the current working directory, and move around the file system: startdir$ = _CWD$ "We started at "; startdir$ "a_temporary_dir" "a_temporary_dir" "We are now in "; _CWD$ startdir$ "And now we're back in "; _CWD$ "a_temporary_dir"

We started at C:\QB64 We are now in C:\QB64\a_temporary_dir And now we're back in C:\QB64

• CHDIR
• RMDIR
• KILL
• MKDIR
• _OS$
• _STARTDIR$