FileSystemProxy.CurrentDirectory Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

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Gets or sets the current directory.

public:
 property System::String ^ CurrentDirectory { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public string CurrentDirectory { get; set; }

member this.CurrentDirectory : string with get, set

Public Property CurrentDirectory As String

Property Value

String

The current directory for file I/O operations.

Exceptions

DirectoryNotFoundException

The path is not valid.

UnauthorizedAccessException

The user lacks necessary permissions.

Examples

This example returns the current directory and displays it in a message box.

MsgBox(My.Computer.FileSystem.CurrentDirectory)

This example sets the current directory to C:\TestDirectory.

My.Computer.FileSystem.CurrentDirectory = "C:\TestDirectory"

Remarks

CurrentDirectory is a system-wide environment variable.

Applies to

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