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Newcomers DBPro Corner / The windows directory...the windir$ command, help!

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Indian Homie G
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 11:18
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Okay I'm trying to write a file to the windows directory, just to test something out. here is the code i am using:



But when I compile it,it says "variable windir$ name is not valid"! i also tried "set dir windir$" but that didnt work either. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Ilya
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 11:59
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Windir$ is blank.
And use open to write 1, windir$+"/test.txt"


Da Clock!
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Indian Homie G
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Posted: 23rd Aug 2004 12:30 Edited at: 23rd Aug 2004 12:30
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nope


didnt work. gave me same error message
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the_winch
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Posted: 24th Aug 2004 00:25
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Comands that return a value need brackets.



And don't go writing games that leave stuff in peoples windows directories

shrink those dbpro exes
Create patches for your dbpro games
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Indian Homie G
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Posted: 24th Aug 2004 01:14
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Ok ill try that... and lol, I'm going to delete it afterwards, so its all good
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