GETABSOLUTEPATH Method (FileSystem)

Resolves a relative path to an absolute one.

AbsPath = Exec_Method( "FILESYSTEM",      

                          "GETABSOLUTEPATH", 

                          RelativePath,      

                          RelativeToPath )
 

This method does not check if the returned absolute path actually exists.

N/A

 
// Use GETABSOLUTEPATH to resolve a relative directory to

   // the current directory

   //

   // (Assume current directory is "c:\revsoft\openinsight")

   //

   RelPath = "..\my_data"

   AbsPath = Exec_Method( "FILESYSTEM", "GETABSOLUTEPATH", RelPath, "" )

   

   // AbsPath should be: "c:\revsoft\my_data"

   

   // Use GETABSOLUTEPATH to resolve a relative directory to

   // a specified reference directory

   RelPath = "\my_root_dir"

   RefPath = "c:\revsoft\openinsight\apps"

   AbsPath = Exec_Method( "FILESYSTEM", "GETABSOLUTEPATH", RelPath, RefPath)

   

   // AbsPath should be: "c:\my_root_dir"
 
 
 

GETRELATIVEPATH method.