Change the working directory not possible

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 Maybe this is a linux thing?

I discovered today that I can't change the application working directory.

I have project that needs to wander around a set of related directories and process the files therein. Tracking where I am is proving @#! difficult. So thought I what about changing the working directory, then the relative paths would be simple. This appears to be "not possible" AFAICS.

Any thoughts/
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I have project that needs to wander around a set of related directories and process the files therein.

I would create a new folder as your 'working directory' e.g.

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  1. Public sPath As String = User.Home &/ "MyNewFolder"
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  3. Public Sub Form_Open()
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  5.   If Not Exist(sPath) Then Mkdir sPath
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Then you can create new folders and move around them with ease using sPath as the 'root'.

Or have I missed something here?
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:? …perhaps you could use the external function "chdir()" via Gambas "Extern" keyword:

chdir
chdir(2) - Linux manual page
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 (still looking at both these ideas. I'll let you know.)
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