DelphiBasics SetCurrentDir Function Change the current directory SysUtils unit

function SetCurrentDir(const Dir string):Boolean;

Description The SetCurrentDir function sets the current directory to Dir, returning True if successful.   If the directory does not exist, then getLAstError can be used to get the error code. Related commands ChDir Change the working drive plus path for a specified drive CreateDir Create a directory GetCurrentDir Get the current directory (drive plus directory) GetDir Get the default directory (drive plus path) for a specified drive MkDir Make a directory RemoveDir Remove a directory RmDir Remove a directory SelectDirectory Display a dialog to allow user selection of a directory ForceDirectories Create a new path of directories  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : Show set and re-show the current directory begin   // Show the current directory   ShowMessage('Current directory = '+GetCurrentDir);   // Change this value   SetCurrentDir('C:\Program Files');   // Show the current directory again   ShowMessage('Current directory = '+GetCurrentDir); end; Show full unit code   Current directory = C:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi7\Projects   Current directory = C:\Program Files

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