DOCUMENT:Q71760 06-NOV-1999 [win16sdk] TITLE :Drive and Directory Manipulation in Windows PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,3.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kb16bitonly ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= To get or set the current drive or directory in an application developed for the Microsoft Windows environment, use functions provided by the Microsoft C Run-time library. The functions listed below are compatible with Windows and are documented in the "Microsoft Run-time Library Reference" of Microsoft C version 6.0, Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0, Microsoft Visual C++ version 1.0, and in the associated QuickHelp on-line help file. Some of the functions listed below are not available in Microsoft C version 5.1. NOTE: Any time an application gets or sets the current drive, it should get or set the current directory. Function Use -------- --- chdir Changes current working directory. _chdrive Changes current drive. _dos_getdrive Gets the current default drive, using MS-DOS Interrupt 21h Function 19h. _dos_setdrive Sets the default disk drive, using MS-DOS Interrupt 21h Function 0Eh. getcwd Gets current working directory. _getdcwd Gets current working directory for the specified drive. _getdrive Gets the current disk drive. mkdir Makes a new directory. rmdir Removes a directory. _searchenv Searches for a given file on specified paths. Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 ====================================================================== Keywords : kb16bitonly Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310 Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.