ChDir

Changes the current directory.

Declaration

procedure ChDir(S: String);

Target

Windows, Real, Protected

Remarks

With $I-, IOResult returns 0 if the operation was successful. Otherwise, it returns a non-zero error code.

The current directory is changed to the path specified by S. If S specifies a drive letter, the current drive is also changed.

See Also

GetDir

MkDir

RmDir

Sample Code

{Chdir.PAS}
{Sample code for the ChDir procedure.}

{ For Windows: }
{ uses WinCrt; }
begin
  {$I-}
  { Get directory name from command line }
  ChDir(ParamStr(1));
  if IOResult <> 0 then
    Writeln('Cannot find directory');
end.