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"Start in" directory setting

  • 02-01-2005 2:02am
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    Not sure where this belongs, but someone may know.

    Looking at the properties of some of my shortcuts, I see that they nearly all have the Start In directory setting set. I've created a couple shortcuts of my own and left that setting out (purposely) and it appears to have no ill-effect. I assume that there are some applications that need to 'start in' their own directory (for dlls and suchlike, I guess) or is this just a hangover from Win95 or older?


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  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Start In, afaik, specifies the default directory for the Save and Open dialogues to "start in"...


  • #3
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    I assumed the start in directory is where it starts looking for the file when you click on the shortcut. So if you enter the directory where the file is located then it will look in that directory first and will find it faster than if it has to search the whole computer.


  • #4
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    NotMe wrote:
    I assumed the start in directory is where it starts looking for the file when you click on the shortcut. So if you enter the directory where the file is located then it will look in that directory first and will find it faster than if it has to search the whole computer.
    What file? A shortcut points directly to the file its opening, be it a text file, executable, whatever in the path...


  • #5
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    NotMe wrote:
    I assumed the start in directory is where it starts looking for the file when you click on the shortcut. So if you enter the directory where the file is located then it will look in that directory first and will find it faster than if it has to search the whole computer.
    Nearly, but not quite. The shortcut points to the directory as well as the file.

    Basically, "start in" means that you can dynamically link to libraries (or other files) in the install directory without having to put it in the path. I suppose it is a hangover from dos in a way, but all OS's need some way to find their libraries.


  • #6
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    doodle_sketch wrote:
    What file? A shortcut points directly to the file its opening, be it a text file, executable, whatever in the path...

    D'oh! :rolleyes: I'm an idiot. :D


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  • #7
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Khannie wrote:
    Basically, "start in" means that you can dynamically link to libraries (or other files) in the install directory without having to put it in the path. I suppose it is a hangover from dos in a way, but all OS's need some way to find their libraries.
    So basically, try it and if the program works, then sorted, yeah?


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