Current directory....

[Fherrera]

Hi, this is probably super simple but i'm still a newb..

Anyway, i'm trying to get the current directory that the VBScript is running from... I saw something akin to:

Server.MapPath(".")

but umm.. I'm not doing this for ASP or any web stuff, i'm trying to copy files from the current directory ..it's just I can't get the current directory...


Function CopyFile(sFilePath,sFileName,bOverwrite)
Dim fso, folder

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If fso.FileExists(sFilePath, sFileName) Then
WScript.Echo "She exists!!"
Else
' WScript.Echo "She no exists :<"
End If
End Function

Call CopyFile("\","blah.txt",True)

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Is about what I have..except the "\" doesnt' work neither does "." and i'm not sure what else to try....

Thx

Frank

 

[EBGreen]

This is what I most often use:

Function GetWorkingDir()
	Dim arrParts, strDir, i
	
	arrParts = Split(WScript.ScriptFullName, "\")
	For i=0 to UBound(arrParts) - 1
		strDir = strDir & arrParts(i) & "\"
	Next
	GetWorkingDir = strDir
End Function

There are better functions, but sometimes I have had various issues with them.

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[Fherrera]

Hrm, that works great Thanks.

Now, it doesn't seem to recognize the current file in the folder... which is somehting like:

Overview of Leaks - Someplace.xls

Any idea's why that might be? An echo of the path and filename looks exactly as it should..but the code:

If fso.FileExists(sFilePath & sFileName) Then
WScript.Echo "She exists!!"
Else
WScript.Echo "She no exists :<"
End If

Keeps returning She no exists :<

Frank

 

[EBGreen]

If you put:
WScript.Echo sFilePath & sFileName
Right above:
If fso.FileExists(sFilePath & sFileName) Then
What does it output?

[blue]"Well, once again my friend, we find that science is a two headed beast. One head is nice, it gives us aspirin and other modern conveniences,...but the other head of science is BAD! Oh, beware the other head of science, Arthur; it bites!!" - The Tick[/blue]

 

[Fherrera]

Well..-cough- umm.. Hehe.. sorry about that.. I had changed the original file I was looking for and forgot to make a copy of the original before I did that.. (ie. I added the date to the name)

Well..hrm.. let's all forget that silly question then.

Thanks again Tom

Frank

 

[tsuji]

Hello all,

The current directory is avail for wsh5.6 like this.

wscript.echo createobject("wscript.shell").workingdirectory

regards - tsuji

 

[PHV]

Tsuji, are you talking about the CurrentDirectory property of the WshShell object ?

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[tsuji]

Hello PHV,

Yes. But after going through roughly the thread, still does not quite know whether it helps. It doesn't more likely. I guess I do not understand the problem and the setting! That's frustrating.

regards - tsuji

 

[tsuji]

PHV, I now see what you mean. Sorry! It is this.

wscript.echo createobject("wscript.shell").currentdirectory   '[red]_correction_[/red]

- tsuji