Use SYS(2027) to Return Platform-Specific Path for FPU

ID: Q120949

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

SUMMARY

FoxPro for UNIX returns paths in MS-DOS fashion instead of UNIX or XENIX fashion. To return a UNIX or XENIX-style path, use the SYS(2027) function.

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The syntax for SYS(2027) is

   SYS(2027,<expC>)

where <expC> is a character expression.

To illustrate the difference, type "?SYS(2004)" (without the quotation marks) in the Command window to return the FoxPro startup directory. If FoxPro is installed in the default directory of /usr/lib/foxpro, SYS(2004) will return C:\USR\LIB\FOXPRO\.

To return /usr/lib/foxpro instead, type the following in the Command window:

   ?SYS(2027,SYS(2004))

REFERENCES

FoxPro for UNIX online help

Additional reference words: FoxUnix 2.60 conversion path KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: August 28, 1995