FINDFILEQQ

Run-Time Function: Searches for a specified file in the directories listed in the path contained in the environment variable.

Module: USE DFLIB

Syntax

result = FINDFILEQQ (filename, varname, pathbuf)

filename
(Input) Character*(*). Name of the file to be found.

varname
(Input) Character*(*). Name of an environment variable containing the path to be searched.

pathbuf
(Output) Character*(*). Buffer to receive the full path of the file found.

Results:

The result is of type INTEGER(4). The result is the length of the string containing the full path of the found file returned in pathbuf, or 0 if no file is found.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also: FULLPATHQQ, GETFILEINFOQQ, SPLITPATHQQ

Example

USE DFLIB
CHARACTER(256) pathname
INTEGER(4) pathlen
pathlen = FINDFILEQQ("libfmt.lib", "LIB", pathname)
WRITE (*,*) pathname
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