retrieve ull path to c++ executable

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

I have a C++ program which I need to get the full path to as I need to store game assets in a datbase. I am connecting via odbc so need ot make a DSN string. Now, I have it working but I need to put a literel path into the database string, which is in the same directory as the executable.
If I change the place the .exe is , which i routinely do, I need to change the conenction string.
So I was looking for a C++ windows API call which returns the path of the directory of the executable.
Can anyone shed any light on this , any google search I make returns lots of USELESS results ?
Cheers in advance guys and gals,
Rob

[Anonymous]

Well , time is a great heler, unless you have a bad rash, then get a cream.
And lo and behold the problem solution was found

#include <direct.h> // for getcwd

char FilePath[_MAX_PATH]; // _MAX_PATH represents the longest possible path on this OS

getcwd(FilePath, _MAX_PATH); // reads the current working directory into the array FilePath

works well for C++ in both VS6 and Bloodshed Dev c++.
post closed.

[Anonymous]

In C and C++ applications argv[0] is set to the executables path. If you’re using C++, I highly recomend boost (boost.org) and its filesystem libraries.

[Anonymous]

It can be extracted from the string returned by the Win32 function GetCommandLine () also.

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