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How to get the absolute path to script that is running?

Hi,

Probably a really stupid question ...

Is there some special variable that contains the full path to the directory that the script that is currently running lives in?

I am running a script from a particular directory but the 'current' directory is the desktop of the user account I'm logged in as, not the one I've run the script from and I want to reference files using a relative path to the directory that the script is in.

Thanks,

Alan
Dec 4 '07 #1
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numberwhun
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Hi,

Probably a really stupid question ...

Is there some special variable that contains the full path to the directory that the script that is currently running lives in?

I am running a script from a particular directory but the 'current' directory is the desktop of the user account I'm logged in as, not the one I've run the script from and I want to reference files using a relative path to the directory that the script is in.

Thanks,

Alan
If this were a Unix machine, you could look into the process list and see if it was triggered with the full path. But, since this sounds more like a windows machine, I can't help you.

BTW, it is always a good idea to let people know which OS you are working on.

Regards,

Jeff
Dec 4 '07 #2
KevinADC
4,059 Expert 2GB
Your question is a bit confusing, look into the Cwd module (comes with perl):

http://perldoc.perl.org/Cwd.html
Dec 4 '07 #3

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