RE: [ROOT] "Save the selected Canvas/Pad as" --> changes default directory

From: Faine, Valeri (fine@bnl.gov)
Date: Thu May 08 2003 - 00:09:32 MEST


Hello Ed,
  I can not reproduce your problem.
  On other hand I pretty sure "Save As" doesn't change 
  the working directory.
  Are you sure you are working with "win32" flavor?
  Can you reproduce your problem with version http://root.bnl.gov ?-)

               Valeri


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Oltman [mailto:eoltman@imago.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 4:26 PM
> To: Faine, Valeri; 'Roottalk@Pcroot. Cern. Ch'
> Subject: RE: [ROOT] "Save the selected Canvas/Pad as" --> changes
default
> directory
> 
> Valeri,
> 
>  Oops! my apologies!  I did use gSystem->pwd() and it displayed the
> original
> directory prior to the canvas's "save as".  I should get into the
habit of
> cut/paste.  Here's my interaction:
> 
> 
> root [1] gSystem->pwd()
> (const char* 0xb6a784)"c:\\analysis01"
> root [2] .!cd
> c:\analysis01
> [ At this point I "Save As" the canvas to x:\test.c]
> root [3] C++ Macro file: X:\test.C has been generated
> 
> root [3] gSystem->pwd()
> (const char* 0xb6a784)"c:\\analysis01"
> root [4] .!cd
> X:\
> 
> 
> This does not make sense!
> 
> Ed
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Faine, Valeri [mailto:fine@bnl.gov]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 3:16 PM
> > To: 'Ed Oltman'; 'Roottalk@Pcroot. Cern. Ch'
> > Subject: RE: [ROOT] "Save the selected Canvas/Pad as" --> changes
> > default directory
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >  I am using win32 root v3.05/3 on win2k.  When I save a canvas
using
> > that
> > > window's "File->Save As" menu item, the root's (file system)
directory
> > > changes:
> > >
> > >  .!cd displays the directory that the canvas was saved in
> > >
> > > however,
> > >
> > >  gSystem->cd() displays the original directory prior to the
Canvas's
> > "Save
> > > As"
> > >
> > > I suspect this is not the intended behavior (e.g. "Save As"
changes
> > the
> > > default directory), but if it is, should'nt gSystem->cd() reflect
this
> > > change?
> > >
> >
> >   Hello Ed,
> >
> > To get the current working directory one should use the methods
> >
> >                TSystem::pwd();
> >
> > What about cd()  I found no method TSystem::cd() at all.
> >
> > There is TSystem::cd(const char *path).
> > What you suggest means the method should return its own input
parameter.
> > That is not very useful.  The method cd returns the replaced
directory,
> > i.e. one we have changed with the "path".
> >
> >    Valeri
> >
> >
> >   Home
> >   It seems to me this is the "Correct" behavior of cd method:
> >
> >    Bool_t cd(const char *path) { return ChangeDirectory(path); }
> >
> >   Because TWinNTSystem::ChangeDirectoiry() return the previous
directory
> >   There is no means to return the inout parameters.
> >
> > Rhe proper method to get the current working directory is
> > TSystem::HomeDirectory()
> > > Thanks,
> > >  Ed Oltman
> > >
> >
> >
> >



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