DF_OPEN_PATH

See Also: Get_Attribute, Set_Attribute

The folder paths to use when searching for a disk file.

Level

Global

Type

String, temporary

Access

Read / Write

Values

Valid folder paths

Remarks

DF_OPEN_PATH instructs DataFlex to use the provided folder paths when searching for a file. If DF_OPEN_PATH is NULL, file searches will be limited to the current folder. Note that file searches are not performed for file specifications that contain a path.

In the DataFlex environment, this attribute is rarely set. The workspace object in an application sets the DF_OPEN_PATH attribute when the application starts.

Procedure ShowOpenPath

    String sOpenPath

    Get_Attribute DF_OPEN_PATH To sOpenPath

    Showln "Open path is: " sOpenPath

    Showln "Folder list in search order:"

    While (Pos(";", sOpenPath) > 0)

        Showln "  " (Left(sOpenPath, Pos(";", sOpenPath) - 1))

        Move (Right(sOpenPath, Length(sOpenPath) - Pos(";", sOpenPath))) To sOpenPath

    End

    Showln "  " sOpenPath

End_Procedure

The sample procedure above shows the open path currently in use as a whole and split up per search folder.