Dirctory paths

[onestcoder]

Ok this is a little hard to explain so I hope it makes since.

In the parent directory is my Main exe. Also in the directory there is an Includes folder

In a sub-folder Includes is the Second exe.

Also in that sub-directory Includes are more sub directories one for images images and one to hold my variable txt files vars.

My Main exe is a Gui that writes variables into includes\vars\vars.txt

The Main exe then runs the Second exe using includes\Second.exe

Inside the Second exe all the paths read vars\vars.txt and images\pictures.jpg

But the pictures and vars do not read into the exe right.

So here is my question: Even though the Second exe is in the Includes folder when the Main exe runs the Second exe is its starting folder the same as the Main exe??? For example should the Second exes paths be written the same as the Main exes paths even though is in the sub-folder???

[ChrisL]

When you call the second exe did you add a working directory?

Run("MySecondProg.exe", @scriptdir & "\Secondfolder")

It is likely running as the main script directory unless you specify a working dir

[onestcoder]

no i just used this in the second exe

$file = FileOpen("vars\powervars.txt", 0)
and
GUICtrlCreatePic("img\Obotz3.jpg", 5, 5, 170, 59)

it should start in the "Includes" dirctory

so should it look like

$file = FileOpen(@IncludesFilesDir &"vars\powervars.txt", 0)

Edited February 24, 2006 by onestcoder

[ChrisL]

My Main exe is a Gui that writes variables into “includes\vars\vars.txt”

The Main exe then runs the Second exe using “includes\Second.exe”

The part of your script where you call the second exe is what I am reffering to, if you Run the second exe with a working DIR as above then the second exe will open files relevant to its working directory.

If you dont specify a working directory for the second.exe with your run command then it will likely use file paths relevant to the main.exe which is one level higher.

[onestcoder]

understood thank you very much