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Re: define working directory by the file opened

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  • Subject: [mg38536] Re: define working directory by the file opened
  • From: iselig at techunix.technion.ac.il (ilan)
  • Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 04:14:13 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <atjutf$lrk$1@smc.vnet.net> <atp6ja$8vd$1@smc.vnet.net>
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Nigel King <king at dircon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<atp6ja$8vd$1 at smc.vnet.net>...
> In <atjutf$lrk$1 at smc.vnet.net> ilan wrote:
> > I am using mathematica in windows,
> > I want that when I'm open a file by mouse clicking it will change the
> > working directory of mathematica to the directory of the file, so if I
> > will save data with save (without define to where),it will be saved in
> > the directory of the open file automaticaly.
> > thanks
> 
> I have in my initialisations file init.m
> $ThisNotebookDirectory := 
>     ToFileName[NotebookInformation[
> SelectedNotebook[]][[1, 2, 1]]];
> 
> And in my notebooks that need the required feature I put the follwoing 
> line in the initialisation
> SetDirectory[$ThisNotebookDirectory];

> I thnk this should work on any platform
> 
> nigel king

1.where should I put the lines (in which init.m or in which
directory)?
2.can I write there or anywhere else the command:
(SetDirectory[$ThisNotebookDirectory];) so when the notebook arise it
will be defined already.
thanks
ilan


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