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  1. Aug 28th, 2005, 08:37 PM #1
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    Retrieving Drive Letter

    Is it possible to retrieve the Drive letter you're program is on?

    Like for example: C:\

    Not the current folder but just the Drive letter.

    Possible?
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    Re: Retrieving Drive Letter

    Quote Originally Posted by Tantrum3k
    Is it possible to retrieve the Drive letter you're program is on?

    Like for example: C:\

    Not the current folder but just the Drive letter.

    Possible?

    VB Code:
    1. Left(App.Path,3)
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    Re: Retrieving Drive Letter

    It possible without using App.Path?

    Or does App.Path work also in a DLL? No EXE...
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    Re: Retrieving Drive Letter

    Quote Originally Posted by Tantrum3k
    It possible without using App.Path?

    Or does App.Path work also in a DLL? No EXE...
    I am not exactly sure if it will work in a dll or not?
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    Re: Retrieving Drive Letter

    I've tried using App.Path and GetCurrentDirectory in my DLL project and when I used them it just exited. Could have been a coincidence, though.

    Any other theories on this?
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    Re: Retrieving Drive Letter

    App.Path should work in any type of executable: DLL or EXE.
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    Re: Retrieving Drive Letter

    It depends who calls it. If it is a non-VB program then the global objects (App etc.) won't exist, and COM interfaces most probably won't be referenced (unless it is a C++ COM app or something). That makes it a bit hard.

    If it is a VB program then the global objects will be loaded and so it should work.

    I can't remember the API to find the process path but there is one somewhere so if you find that then use it because it will work much better.
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