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nikel

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[Solved] GetCurrentDir is giving me location of my shortcut
« on: February 10, 2025, 06:04:18 am »
Hello, I'm trying to get my executeble's location. I had been using GetCurrentDir command, I compiled it as msi and installed it. The desktop shortcut is giving me this folder: C:\Users\User\Desktop

How can I get location of my executable?
« Last Edit: February 10, 2025, 09:10:21 am by nikel »
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Fibonacci

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Re: GetCurrentDir is giving me location of my shortcut
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2025, 06:29:25 am »
GetCurrentDir returns current working directory. For the actual location you can use ParamStr(0):
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  1. ExtractFileDir(ParamStr(0))

If on Windows, you can also use GetModuleFileName:
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  2.   s: string;
  3.  
  4. begin
  5.   setlength(s, 500);
  6.   setlength(s, GetModuleFileName(0, @s[1], length(s)));
  7.   writeln('GetModuleFileName = ', ExtractFileDir(s));
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nikel

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Re: GetCurrentDir is giving me location of my shortcut
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2025, 07:43:24 am »
Thanks for the info. I'll try that.
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Re: GetCurrentDir is giving me location of my shortcut
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2025, 08:35:52 am »
Application.Location?
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