Could you please let me know what the slash and period "\..\..\" notation mean in a folder path:
C:\Users\Username\Documents\Project\..\..\SubProject\Module.bas
as I'm trying to understand and old VB6 project that errors out on the path?
Maybe VB is not listing the full path so as to fit at least some of the path in the error box.
I dunno.
Thank you.
D. Reid
Sactown, USA
Question Answered:
".." is just a shorthand of saying "the folder above this"
So if you were at a command line saying:
c:\users\deuce\pictures
and you requested to change to the ".." directory instead, it would move you to the "deuce" folder. It's just a quick way to refer to the parent without typing it out
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C:\Users\Username\Documents\Project\..\..\SubProject\Module.bas
as I'm trying to understand and old VB6 project that errors out on the path?
Maybe VB is not listing the full path so as to fit at least some of the path in the error box.
I dunno.
Thank you.
D. Reid
Sactown, USA
Question Answered:
".." is just a shorthand of saying "the folder above this"
So if you were at a command line saying:
c:\users\deuce\pictures
and you requested to change to the ".." directory instead, it would move you to the "deuce" folder. It's just a quick way to refer to the parent without typing it out
Shawn "Cmdr" Keene | Microsoft MVP - Windows Insider | CmdrKeene.com | tweet me: @CmdrKeene
Microsoft MVPs are independent experts offering real-world answers. Learn more at mvp.microsoft.com.
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