>which parts confusing you?
>
>FoxPro programs fire up directory?!
>Home directory?!
>
>Do you remember how we trace the directory in where the program fire up? This is where my question comes...
>
>Set PATH TO [INSTALLPATH]
>or
>SET PATH TO [DATABASEPATH]
>or
>......
>
>What will you do?!
It all depends on the functional design. Both are plausible. Choose what gives you an advantage.
If the design offers the possibility to switch between datasets, then use:
<close all dataset tables>
SET PATH TO [DATABASEPATH]
<open dataset tables>
If there's no need to switch between datasets, then use 'Set PATH TO [INSTALLPATH]' or even forget that one, because it's probably useless (VFP knows where it is). In this case you will probably specify the datadir as the startup folder in the startup icon.
BTW, put this somewhere on top of your main program::
private gcStartupDir
gcStartupDir = sys(5) + curdir()
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