RE: Reading directories and files

[Prashant Ramachandra <rprash@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday, January 30, 2001 12:05 AM, Rajeev Rao [SMTP:rbsrao@xxxxxxxxxxx]
wrote:
| 
| >I don't understand this. If you can locate a file, you should know
| >the
| >directory ;-).
| 
| Well, If I'm trying to create a dialog box, to traverse my
| filesystem,
| I don't want to keep track of the prefix pathname. It is easier if
| the I can 
| obtain my position automatically when required.

Don't get this still. But if you want to traverse, you need to know where
you are, right? Or you could change the current directory each time the user
goes to a different directory and then use getcwd (man getcwd) to get the
pathname. But this is an awkward way to do it. I would still suggest that
you make sure the dialog box code keeps track of this.
--
Prashant TR <tr@xxxxxxxxxx>
Web: http://www.midpec.com/



**********************************************************************
This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify
the system manager.

This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by
MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses.

www.mimesweeper.com
**********************************************************************