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Specifies the directory search route that dBASE Plus follows to find files that are not in the current directory.

Syntax

SET PATH TO [<path list>]

<path list>

A list of (optional) drives and directories indicating the search path—one or more drives and directories you want dBASE Plus to search for files. Separate each directory path name with commas, semicolons, or spaces. If the path name contains spaces or other special characters, the path name should be enclosed in quotes.

Description

Use SET PATH to establish a search path to access files located on directories other than the current directory. When no SET PATH setting exists and you don't provide the full path name when you specify a file name, dBASE Plus searches for that file only in the current directory.

The order in which you list drives and directories with SET PATH TO <path list> is the order dBASE Plus searches for a file in that search path. Use SET PATH when an application's files are in several directories.

SET PATH TO without the option <path list> resets the search path to the default value (no path).

In a dBASE application, the dBASE Runtime will use the current path set via SET PATH when performing a search for an object file (for a DO or SET PROCEDURE command) or for image files referenced through an object's datasource, image, or bitmap property or a sound file via the PLAY SOUND command as part of the DEO (Dynamic External Objects) search sequence.

Search sequence used -

 

When _app.allowDEOExeOverride = false

  1. inside the application's .exe file

  2. "home" folder; location of the executable

  3. paths found in the .ini file

  4. Use the paths from set path

 

When _app.allowDEOExeOverride = true

 

  1. "home" folder; location of the executable

  2. paths found in the .ini file

  3. Use the paths from set path

  4. inside the application's .exe file