Developer Guide and Reference

ID 767251
Date 10/31/2024
Public
Document Table of Contents

CHANGEDIRQQ

Portability Function: Makes the specified directory the current, default directory.

Module

USE IFPORT

result = CHANGEDIRQQ (dir)

dir

(Input) Character*(*). Directory to be made the current directory.

Results

The result type is LOGICAL(4). It is .TRUE. if successful; otherwise, .FALSE..

If you do not specify a drive in the dir string, the named directory on the current drive becomes the current directory. If you specify a drive in dir, the named directory on the specified drive becomes the current directory.

Example

  USE IFPORT
  LOGICAL(4) status
  status = CHANGEDIRQQ('d:\fps90\bin'))
! We are now CCed to 'd:\fps90\bin'
  status = CHANGEDIRQQ('bessel')
! We are now CCed to 'd:\fps90\bin\bessel'