Class Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem Syntax ChDir(path) path (required; String) The path of the directory to set as the new default or "current" directory
Description The ChDir procedure changes the current working (default) directory. Usage at a Glance path can be either an absolute path or a relative path from the current directory. Changing the default directory does not change the default drive; it only changes a particular drive's default directory. If the root of a drive is already the current directory, and you try to change to a parent directory (".."), no error occurs and the directory is not changed. An error occurs if the specified path does not exist. Networked drives can only be used with ChDir if they have been mapped to a local drive letter and that drive letter is used in path.
Example ChDir("c:\My Documents\My Folder\") ChDir("..") ' Uses the current directory's parent Version Differences ChDir was a statement in VB 6; it is now a procedure (a method of the FileSystem class) and requires parentheses around the path argument. Visual Basic 2005 includes a My.Computer.FileSystem.CurrentDirectory property that provides similar functionality.
See Also ChDrive Procedure, CurDir Function |