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Re: FILE_EXPAND_PATH [message #35605]

Thu, 03 July 2003 23:40

R.Bauer
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Registered: November 1998

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Jonathan Joseph wrote:
> I have IDL 5.5 on Windows and 5.6 on Solaris. I am using the
> FILE_EXPAND_PATH function, but am not getting the behavior I would
> like on the Windows platform. It works well in all cases except if
> I pass the null string ''. On the unix version, I get back what I
> expect, which is the current working directory. On the Windows
> platform I get back garbage: a short string of meaningless
> characters.
>
> Does anyone know if this behavior is fixed in 5.6 for windows? Or
> is this function undefined for the null string?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Jonathan

Dear Jonathan,

FILE_EXPAND_PATH('./') is on all unix and modern windows the current
working directory.

regards
Reimar

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		Re: FILE_EXPAND_PATH By: R.Bauer on Thu, 03 July 2003 23:40
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