Finding the path of a file

**caduardo21** · 08-07-2005

Can someone tell me how to find the path of a file that is in the same directory where the executable file is? I tried using the GetFullPathName() function but I think I did something wrong. Thanks.

**dwks** · 08-07-2005

getcwd() will tell you the current working directory.

Post your attempt at getting GetFullPathName() to work.

**caduardo21** · 08-07-2005

Code:

#include <windows.h>

char path[100];

GetFullPathName("cliente.html", sizeof(path), path, NULL);

**dwks** · 08-07-2005

Trying here got me this which gave me this:

Code:

DWORD GetFullPathName(
  LPCTSTR lpFileName,
  DWORD nBufferLength,
  LPTSTR lpBuffer,
  LPTSTR* lpFilePart
);

Are you sure you want the last parameter to be NULL?

**caduardo21** · 08-07-2005

Code:

#include <windows.h>

char path[100] = "";
char *filename[100] = {NULL};

FindExecutable("cliente.html", NULL, linha);
GetFullPathName("cliente.html", sizeof(path), path, filename);
ShellExecute(NULL, "open", linha, filename, NULL, SW_MAXIMIZE);

I'm trying to open a .html file that is located in the same directory where the executable file is with the default browser but this is not working. What am I doing wrong now? Thanks.

**anonytmouse** · 08-07-2005

You can get the path to the current executable with GetModuleFileName. There is no need to call FindExecutable.

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <shlwapi.h>
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#  pragma comment(lib, "shlwapi.lib")
#endif

TCHAR szExePath[MAX_PATH];
TCHAR szHtmlPath[MAX_PATH];

GetModuleFileName(NULL, szExePath, MAX_PATH);             // eg. C:\test\myprogram.exe
PathRemoveFileSpec(szExePath);                            // eg. C:\test
PathCombine(szHtmlPath, szExePath, TEXT("cliente.html")); // eg. C:\test\cliente.html
ShellExecute(NULL, TEXT("open"), szHtmlPath, NULL, NULL, SW_MAXIMIZE);

**caduardo21** · 08-07-2005

Thank you

**Devil Panther** · 08-07-2005

Can you please explain the marked line, what does it mean by "module"?

Thank you.

Originally Posted by anonytmouse

You can get the path to the current executable with GetModuleFileName. There is no need to call FindExecutable.

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <shlwapi.h>
#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#  pragma comment(lib, "shlwapi.lib")
#endif

TCHAR szExePath[MAX_PATH];
TCHAR szHtmlPath[MAX_PATH];

GetModuleFileName(NULL, szExePath, MAX_PATH);             // eg. C:\test\myprogram.exe
PathRemoveFileSpec(szExePath);                            // eg. C:\test
PathCombine(szHtmlPath, szExePath, TEXT("cliente.html")); // eg. C:\test\cliente.html
ShellExecute(NULL, TEXT("open"), szHtmlPath, NULL, NULL, SW_MAXIMIZE);

**dwks** · 08-09-2005

Module, as in executable file or .dll or something like that, I think.

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