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Re: Path to *.m file

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg86535] Re: Path to *.m file
• From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
• Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:32:53 -0500 (EST)
• References: <200803091007.FAA15259@smc.vnet.net> <fr5e8q$odn$1@smc.vnet.net>

Carl Woll wrote:

> I'm not sure why this is a `Private` variable, but this information can 
> be found from:
> 
> System`Private`$InputFileName
> 

This is very useful, and I have checked, and it was there at 5.2, so I 
guess it is one of those long-term undocumented features!

However, it would be nice if it (or the subsequent documented feature) 
always returned the absolute path-name. As it is, Get["xxx.m"] sets this 
variable to ".\\xx.m", which is less convenient, and misleading if the 
code in the package has already executed a SetDirectory call.

David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk

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  • Path to *.m file
    • From: Frank Scherbaum <Frank.Scherbaum@geo.uni-potsdam.de>