ChDir
Changes the current drive and directory
Syntax
`
Declare Function ChDir ( ByRef path As Const String ) As Long
`
Usage
`
result = ChDir( path )
`
Parameters
`path`
A `String` argument specifying the path to change to.
Return Value
Returns zero (0) on success and negative one (-1) on failure.
Description
Changes the current drive and directory to that specified.
Example
`
Dim pathname As String = "x:\folder"
Dim result As Integer = ChDir(pathname)
If 0 <> result Then Print "error changing current directory to " & pathname & "."
`
Platform Differences

- Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
- Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows for forward slashes . DOS uses backward \ slashes.

Differences from QB

- In QB, the drive could not be specified.

See also

- `MkDir`
- `RmDir`