ChDir Statement

Changes the current directory or drive.

Some DOS-specific file and directory functions are no longer provided in LibreOffice, or their function is only limited. For example, support for the ChDir, ChDrive and CurDir functions is not provided. Some DOS-specific properties are no longer used in functions that expect file properties as parameters (for example, to differentiate from concealed files and system files). This ensures the greatest possible level of platform independence for LibreOffice. Therefore this feature is subject to removal in a future release.

The ScriptForge library in LibreOffice 7.1 introduces the FileSystem service with methods to handle files and folders in user scripts.

Syntax:


RTrim (Text As String)

Parameters:

Text: Any string expression that specifies the directory path or drive.

If you only want to change the current drive, enter the drive letter followed by a colon.

Error codes:

D'oh! You found a bug (text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#err5 not found).

D'oh! You found a bug (text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#err76 not found).

Example:


  Sub ExampleChDir
      Dim sDir1 As String, sDir2 As String
      sDir1 = "C:\Test"
      sDir2 = "D:\Private"
      ChDir( sDir1 )
      MsgBox CurDir
      ChDir( sDir2 )
      MsgBox CurDir
  End Sub

ScriptForge.FileSystem service

ScriptForge.TextStream service