Reference for package '#rtl'

ChDir

Change current working directory.

Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 1456

  procedure ChDir(const s: shortstring);  Overload;
  procedure ChDir(const s: RawByteString);  Overload;
  procedure ChDir(const s: unicodestring);  Overload;

Description

Chdir changes the working directory of the process to S.

Errors

Depending on the state of the {$I} switch, a runtime error can be generated if there is an error. In the {$I-} state, use IOResult to check for errors.

See also

Name Description
Mkdir Create a new directory.
Rmdir Remove directory when empty.

Example

Program Example7;
{ Program to demonstrate the ChDir function. }
begin
  {$I-}
  ChDir (ParamStr(1));
  if IOresult<>0 then
    Writeln ('Cannot change to directory : ',paramstr (1));
end.