Start external programm: Working dir

[Peter2]

I created a button which starts an external exe like x:\software\fun\test.exe.

But the "working dir / start in folder / execute in ..." can not be defined, and this is why "test.exe" has problems to find supporting files. Is there a way to define "working dir"?

Peter

[xnview]

not currenlty perhaps i must use the pathname of xnview as current directory?

[Peter2]

... perhaps i must use the pathname of xnview as current directory?

??

For me, I do not understand in detail the Windows option "working dir" and so on, but here is my situation:

- I have d:\software\main.exe.
- (Normally) I have also d:\software\sub.exe.

Main.exe has the code: "if find sub.exe then ...."; and I thought it searches always in the same folder. Doubleclick on main.exe works fine, but starting main.exe from a button in XnView brings "sub.exe not found". It seems that main.exe runs in some temp-location or somewhere else ...

Peter

[xnview]

Ok, so i must use app dir as current dir

[Peter2]

Ok, so i must use app dir as current dir

Better to add an extra option where the user can define the working dir (with app-dir as default).

Peter