Absolute path of executable start directory
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12-09-2019 - |
Question
I am trying to figure out how to grab the start directory for my program. I am using C and have access to GLib. On the Linux side it is easy, g_get_current_directory as soon as the program is launched, and store this value for later use. I tried using the same method on windows but g_get_current_directory returns whatever %APPDATA% resolves to.
Any ideas on how I can grab the starting directory using C?
Thanks,
Solution 2
Oops, found the solution. If you have access to glib, simply use:
gchar* g_win32_get_package_installation_directory_of_module(gpointer hmodule);
If hmodule is NULL then it will return the dir for the .exe
OTHER TIPS
Not in standard C (unless there's something new in C99). C itself doesn't have much of a concept of file systems.
I believe _getcwd() is what you need, have a look here at the MSDN documentation: