DefaultDir$() and GetDirectory$() Return Lowercase Path (133788)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q133788 SYMPTOMS
The DefaultDir$() and GetDirectory$() functions in WordBasic both return a
path in all lowercase letters instead of mixed-case letters, which is
supported by Windows 95 and Windows NT.
CAUSE
This is a limitation of the WordBasic commands.
WORKAROUND
You can convert the path into all uppercase characters by using the
UCASE$() function. For example, the following function returns
C:\MSOFFICE\TEMPLATES:
MsgBox UCase$(DefaultDir$(1))
There is no direct way to return the mixed-case form of the paths.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows 95 version
7.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB133788 |
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