how to determine current working directory programmatically

[Florio Arguillas]

Hi everyone,

 

I would like to insert in my SPSS program a code that will automatically pick up the directory were the SPSS program is located and set it up as the relative path.

 

I do not want to use python.

I do not want to use the CD command and write the location of the file.  Determination of the current working directory should be done without me having to specify it.

I want commands that work within the framework of SPSS. No plugins with external packages.

 

Is this doable? 

 

I am using version 22.

 

Thanks.

 

Best regards,

 

Florio

 

 

 

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[Jignesh Sutar]

It's a doddle with Python. Albert-Jan has also created a small extension to achieve the same I believe, which can be downloaded from within SPSS.


Not sure if there is solution using scripting, if that would work for you?


Also how are you defining exactly "were the SPSS program is located"? Is that the saved syntax?

Other than that you are limited to only knowing only the Temporary Folder set under Options--File Locations

[David Marso]

Sure:
see .GetSPSSPath property of ObjSPSSApp object

Sub Main
Debug.Print obSPSSApp.GetSPSSPath
End Sub

Unclear why you want this as it is a terrible idea to muck around/Write in the application directory.
Good luck.  

Jignesh Sutar wrote

It's a doddle with Python. Albert-Jan has also created a small extension to achieve the same I believe, which can be downloaded from within SPSS.


Not sure if there is solution using scripting, if that would work for you?


Also how are you defining exactly "were the SPSS program is located"? Is that the saved syntax?

Other than that you are limited to only knowing only the Temporary Folder set under Options--File Locations

[Albert-Jan Roskam-2]

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 4:44 PM CET Florio Orocio Arguillas wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I would like to insert in my SPSS program a code that will automatically pick up the directory were the SPSS program is located and set it up as the relative path.
>
>I do not want to use python.
>I do not want to use the CD command and write the location of the file.  Determination of the current working directory should be done without me having to specify it.
>I want commands that work within the framework of SPSS. No plugins with external packages.
>
>Is this doable?
>
>I am using version 22.

Hi Florio!

I wrote an extension command called CWD for this a long time ago. IIRC you can can just use 'CWD' to switch to the directory of the designated syntax (if any).

Albert-Jan

PS: greetings to Ithaca :-)

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