Getting working directory

[MadCoder]

I'm creating an autoinstall CD-rom for some apps on new workstations the AU script reads an .ini for program locations to step through the installs.

EXAMPLE:

[PyYAML]

PyYAML=g:\apps\OpenRTM\PyYAML-3.05.win32-py2.4.exe

[OpenRTM]

OpenRTM=g:\apps\OpenRTM\OpenRTM-aist-0.4.2_vc8.msi

How can I get my script to run from the root of the DVD without having to modify the .ini program locations.

EXAMPLE:

[PyYAML]

PyYAML=OpenRTM\PyYAML-3.05.win32-py2.4.exe

[OpenRTM]

OpenRTM=OpenRTM\OpenRTM-aist-0.4.2_vc8.msi

[omikron48]

You can just put your script at the root of the disk and use @WorkingDir to get the path. Or you can just use FileChangeDir and use however many '..\' it takes to get to the root of the disk from wherever you stuck your script. If you want to set the working directory for whatever program or other script your script runs, just provide the working directory parameter for Run or RunWait.

[PsaltyDS]

The macro @ScriptDir points to where the script was run from. If run from the root of the CD it would return "D:\" for example.

Note that @ScriptDir only contains the trailing backslash for root. If run from "\apps" on the CD for example it would return "D:\apps" without a trailing backslash.

So, if you ran from the root of a CD at D:, then you might get:

; Get script dir without trailing backslash (special case for root)
$sRunDir = @ScriptDir
If StringRight($sRunDir, 1) = "\" Then $sRunDir = StringTrimRight($sRunDir, 1) ; Remove '\' for root

$sIniFile = $sRunDir & "\Your_Ini_File.ini"
$sExePath = $sRunDir & IniRead($sIniFile, "PyYAML", "PyYAML")

; ===>>  $sExePath = D:\OpenRTM\PyYAML-3.05.win32-py2.4.exe

[omikron48]

Whoops. My bad. Wrong macro... x_x