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Motivation for setting current directory:
If you do not have write permission for the current directory, you will not be able to save a workspace or continue workspace in that directory.
You can get an error message like the following:
)save myws
Can’t save – file could not be created.
You could specify a full path for the save command.
)save c:\tmp\myws
You can set the current directory in the shortcut that starts Dyalog by right clicking on it and choosing Properties. On the Shortcut tab, edit the “Start in” field.
You can also set it under program control by using the SetCurrentDirectory function from the supplied files workspace or by using the ]cd user command:
⍝⍝⍝ Check current directory
]cd
d:\18ws
⍝⍝⍝ Change it
]cd c:\tmp\
d:\18ws
]cd
c:\tmp
⍝⍝⍝ Or:
)load files
C:\Program Files (x86)\Dyalog\Dyalog APL 13.2 Unicode\ws\files saved Wed Jan 30 18:14:48 2013
Files.SetCurrentDirectory 'c:\tmp\'
Files.GetCurrentDirectory
c:\tmp
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