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From: peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Amiga Roadblocks to User Friendliness
Keywords: ASSIGNS
Message-ID: <3185@sugar.uu.net>
Date: 30 Dec 88 23:51:25 GMT
References: <9407@gryphon.COM> <1410010@hpcvca.HP.COM> <9910@gryphon.COM> <10131@gryphon.COM>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston, TX
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In article <10131@gryphon.COM>, keithd@gryphon.COM (Keith Doyle) writes:
>   1) where it is being run from (so it can access user data files kept in
>      the "current" directory), and
>   2) what directory it is kept in (so it can access program-related files).

> I've yet to see a method where both 1 & 2 can be achieved whether or
> not the program is run from the CLI, WorkBench, IconX, Execute() or 
> LoadSeg/CreateProc.

Easy. Use a PROJECT icon. WBArgs[0] is the program's directory and name,
WBArgs[1..n] contain the same info for the data files. Same thing for programs
run as Browser tools in Workbench mode.
-- 
Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva  `-_-'  Hackercorp.
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