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    ChDir

    Change current working directory.

    Declaration

    Source position: systemh.inc line 1565

    procedure ChDir(const s: shortstring);  overload; overload;

    procedure ChDir(const s: RawByteString);  overload; overload;

    procedure ChDir(const s: unicodestring);  overload; overload;

    Description

    Chdir changes the working directory of the process to S.

    Errors

    Depending on the state of the {$I} switch, a runtime error can be generated if there is an error. In the {$I-} state, use IOResult to check for errors.

    See also

    Name Description
    Mkdir Create a new directory.
    Rmdir Remove directory when empty.

    Example

    Program Example7;

{ Program to demonstrate the ChDir function. }

begin
  {$I-}
  ChDir (ParamStr(1));
  if IOresult<>0 then
    Writeln ('Cannot change to directory : ',paramstr (1));
end.