Windows: Working Directory in Program Item Properties (84181)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q84181 SUMMARY
When starting applications from Program Manager in Windows 3.1, you
can specify the working directory in the Program Item Properties
dialog box. (To access this dialog box, choose Properties from the
File menu in Program Manager.) There are several reasons that an
application may start with a different default directory than the one
specified in the Program Item Properties dialog box.
Some applications have the ability to set the default directory. This
always overrides Windows 3.1's attempt to specify a default directory
as specified in either the Program Item Properties dialog box or a
PIF.
The Working Directory setting in the Program Item Properties dialog
box always has precedence over the Startup Directory in a PIF.
Applications that override the PIF and/or Program Item Properties
dialog box entries implement this feature in different ways. For
example, version 2.0 of Word for Windows has a DOC-PATH= setting in
the WIN.INI file for the default directory for documents. WordPerfect
version 5.1 has a setting in a .ENV (environment) file.
The WordPerfect product included here is manufactured by a vendor
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise,
regarding this product's performance or reliability.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/12/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB84181 |
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