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setFilePath

Valid for: CANoe DE • CANoe:lite DE • CANoe4SW DE • CANoe4SW:lite DE

Note
This function is not available in case of a distributed environment.

Function Syntax

void setFilePath (char Path[],dword mode);

Description

This function sets the read and write path to the directory. The path can be given as absolute or relative to the currently active configuration.

Parameters

• Path
  • 0: Sets path for read functions
  • 1: Sets path for write functions (same as setWritePath)
  • 2: Sets path for both types of functions

Return Values

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Example

//set directory for reading
setFilePath("C:\\Windows\\TEMP", 0);
//set directory for writing
setFilePath("D:\\TEMP", 1);
//set directory for writing and reading
setFilePath("C:\\TEMP", 2);

on key 'i'
{
    int defaultPara1;
    int returnParaInt;
    int counter;
    double defaultPara2;
    double returnParaFloat;
    char buffer [256];
    //define symbolic values for read/write access mode
    dword FILE_PATH_R  = 0;
    dword FILE_PATH_W  = 1;
    dword FILE_PATH_RW = 2;
    defaultPara1 = -1;
    defaultPara2 = -1;
    //set absolute file path for writing
    setFilePath("C:\\TEMP" , FILE_PATH_W);
    // Write different values into the section "Parameter" of the INI file "Test.INI"
    // If no file path is specified, the path from previous setFilePath command is used
    writeProfileString ("Parameter","String","TestString","Test.INI");
    writeProfileFloat ("Parameter","Float", 1.7845,"Test.INI");
    writeProfileInt ("Parameter", "Integer", 8, "Test.INI");
    // Read different values from the Section "Parameter" of the INI file "C:\\temp\\Test.INI"
    // And display the values in the Write Window
    //if an absolute path is to be used, this can be coded in the parameter <filename> directly
    returnParaInt = getProfileInt("Parameter","Integer",defaultPara1,"C:\\TEMP\\Test.INI");
    returnParaFloat = getProFileFloat("Parameter","Float",defaultPara2,"C:\\TEMP\\Test.INI");
    getProFileString("Parameter","String","Default String", buffer, elcount(buffer), "C:\\TEMP\\Test.INI");
    write("Integer: %d", returnParaInt);
    write("Float: %f", returnParaFloat);
    write("String: %s", buffer);
}