Read path from root or previous folder
Hi,
I have a scenario where, I have to read path of exe and execute it, from previous folder.
for example:
folder structure is, c:\a\b\c
test.exe is situated in folder "a", my vbscript is in folder c, then how can i read path of test.exe from folcer "c"
I hope you get what I mean to say...
I have a scenario where, I have to read path of exe and execute it, from previous folder.
for example:
folder structure is, c:\a\b\c
test.exe is situated in folder "a", my vbscript is in folder c, then how can i read path of test.exe from folcer "c"
I hope you get what I mean to say...
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Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
What's wrong with using a relative path? That is, if you're using the Shell object's Run method to run the executable, you'd have something like
objShell.Run "..\..\NAMEOFEXE.EXE"
Posted by:
Yaduveer
14 years ago
I did not get you...
If I am writing in this way, then do not you think, path will become hardcoded? Can u give me any sample code to understand it clearly?I understood some part from following link...but not able to achieve the scenario which i want,
http://help.lockergnome.com/general/open-relative-path-VBScript--ftopict54500.html
If I am writing in this way, then do not you think, path will become hardcoded? Can u give me any sample code to understand it clearly?I understood some part from following link...but not able to achieve the scenario which i want,
http://help.lockergnome.com/general/open-relative-path-VBScript--ftopict54500.html
Posted by:
anonymous_9363
14 years ago
If you know that the EXE will always be one level up from the script, then the syntax we've discussed is good enough. If you want to completely abstract the EXE's location, you'd need to do something like get the "root" folder, then search from that folder down for the EXE.
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