DefaultDir$(0) Does Not Return DOC-PATH Directory

ID: Q109090

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SYMPTOMS

The DefaultDir$(0) function may or may not return the DOC-PATH directory.

To display the DOC-PATH directory, choose Options from the Tools menu and select the File Locations tab. The DOC-PATH is the directory listed under Location for the Document File Type.

CAUSE

By design, the DefaultDir$(0) function returns the current default directory, which you can change by selecting a different directory in the File Open dialog box. As a result, if you have not changed the default directory since you started the current Word session, DefaultDir$(0) returns the DOC-PATH directory. On the other hand, if you change the default directory, DefaultDir$(0) returns the current default directory instead of the DOC-PATH directory.

MORE INFORMATION

This functionality is not clearly defined in online help or in the "Microsoft Word Developer's Kit."

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," version 6.0, page 331

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Version           : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: July 30, 1997