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Setcurrentdir - change the current directory sysutils unit

function SetCurrentDir ( const Dir : string ) : Boolean; Description The SetCurrentDir function sets the current directory to Dir, returning True if successful. If the directory does not exist, then getLAstError can be used to get the error code. Related commands ChDir Change the working drive plus path for a specified drive CreateDir Create a directory GetCurrentDir Get the current directory (drive plus directory) GetDir Get the default directory (drive plus path) for a specified drive MkDir Make a directory RemoveDir Remove a directory RmDir Remove a directory SelectDirectory Display a dialog to allow user selection of a directory ForceDirectories Create a new path of directories Example code : Show set and re-show the current directory begin // Show the current directory ShowMessage('Current directory = '+GetCurrentDir); // Change this value SetCurrentDir('C:\Program Files'); // Show the current directory again ShowMessage('Current directory = '+GetCurrentDir); end; Show full unit code Current directory = C:\Program Files\Borland\Delphi7\Projects Current directory = C:\Program Files