script path, environment variable

[ivtmes]

How can I get the current path of an script.
I'm in a Windows environment and %ENV doesn't have a key for that purpose (or I can't find it).
Mi specific problem is that I want to dynamically include a folder with a path relative to my script.

thanks

 

[stillflame]

You can use the same syntax you would to access the folder when you're on the command line. the following will all work:
"../../file.txt"
"relative/folder/file.txt"
"/absolute/folder/path/file.txt"

This is the syntax in *nix, but it sould work exactly the same in windows. "If you think you're too small to make a difference, try spending a night in a closed tent with a mosquito."

 

[Tve]

I use this trick to open a ini file in the same directory as the script. I suppose you could a /../.. if required.

# Set the file value
$my_file = "file.ini";

# Get the directory where script.pl is located
$my_directory = dirname($0);

# Set the ini file object
open(SOURCE, &quot;< $my_directory/$my_file&quot;


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