Use file without specifying hole path

[Nack]

If I dont know the hole path og the file, but knows that it is in the same directory as the program, how do I refer to it, because I can't just say:
Open "File.txt" For Random As #1
as would be natural.
-Nack

[Shawn N]

app.path will return your program's location.

[Cander]

open app.path & "\file.txt"

[Nack]

Thanks!

[ae_jester]

Usually you wont run into this problem but you should test for it anyway.

App.path returns a slash at the end when you are in the Root directory (ex: C:\) but it does not if you are not in the root (ex: C:\temp)

Therefore you should always use this code to make sure its done properly. Add it to a module or the form code.

public function getFilePath(strPath as String, strFileName as String) as String
    if Right(strPath, 1) <> "\" then
        getFilePath = strPath & "\" & strFileName
    else
        getFilePath = strPath & strFileName
    end if
end Function

Then call it like this

Dim strFilePath as String
strFilePath = GetFilePath(app.path, "myfilename.txt")
open strFilePath for input as #1 'or whatever u want to do with it
'etc etc