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From: rcfische@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Ray Fischer)
Newsgroups: aus.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Setting a Default Directory
Message-ID: <26fc2c47.a6b@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
Date: 23 Sep 90 03:30:15 GMT
References: <11240@wehi.dn.mu.oz>
Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407
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JON@wehi.dn.mu.oz (Jon Eaves) writes ...
>G'day People,
>	Well, Wit's End is looming fast on the horizon.  I have been trying
>a (seemingly) simple task and have been failing dismally.  I want to set
>the default volume and directory using a 'STR ' resource containing the
>full pathname.
>	What's the answer? I'm reasonably sure it's pretty trivial, but I
>have been unable to track down what I am doing wrong.

Trivial?  No, not particularly.  Without going into TOO much detail, I believe
you want to create a new working directory ID and then do a SetVol to
that ID.  Look at the section titled Working Directory Routines starting in
IM IV-158.  Also, pages IV-98 and IV-100 have interesting and pertinent
information.

If you need more info, send me email.

Ray Fischer
rcfische@polyslo.calpoly.edu