Re: Path to *.m file
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- 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)
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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>
- Path to *.m file