Use Start In specify folder from properties

[emperor]

I want to start looking for file in the START IN folder specify in properties of the shortcut Icon.
My application is create using Application builder in LabView 6.

[Randy_H]

emperor,

Are you trying to look for your executable in the "Start In" directory or a data file from within the application. If the answer is the first, then I would suggest learing some Microsoft shell scripting to be able to do this. If the answer is the second, then I suggest using the 'start path' input to either the File Dialog primative of the Open/Create/Replace.vi. You can get the current path of the VI, strip out the name of the VI and the executable name and then you have the same directory as the exe file so start in.

Randy Hoskin
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/ask

[emperor]

I want to read some data file record in the "Start in" directory. As you know it is possible to set that directory to be different from the application one.
My program already start to look in the application directory as you mention but I would like to give the opportunity to other user to change it directly from properties instead of creating an INI file or recompile the Vi.

Thanks