Re: how to change directory of work?

[T Lee Davidson <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 4/13/25 5:26 PM, Benoît Minisini wrote:
> Le 13/04/2025 à 23:18, Bruce Steers a écrit :
> >
[snip]>>
> > there is no such thing as a "working directory" in gambas.
> >
> > every time you run Shell you create a new process so you cannot run "cd dir" in one Shell command then another Shell command 
> > be in that dir.
> >
> > You could do it in one single Shell command by using a newline..
> >
> > Shell "cd /home/user/path/to/program\n" &
> >        "executable_cli"

You could also chain shell commands together using the ";" or "&&" operators, eg.:
Shell "cd /home/user/path/to/program; executable_cli", or
Shell "cd /home/user/path/to/program && executable_cli"

If you use the "&&" logical AND operator and the "cd" command exits with a failure code, executable_cli will not be executed.

[snip]>
> Otherwise you can actually specify the working directory in Exec or Shell by specifying it the "PWD" environment variable.
>
> Exec ["pwd"] With ["PWD=/root"] Wait
>
> It's an undocumented Gambas feature.

Actually, Benoît, it is documented on the SHELL page in the "Environment" section:
https://gambaswiki.org/wiki/lang/shell#t3


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Lee

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