Relative Paths

[Qbee]

Hello,

after trying a lot of codes from this forum and others I remarked that some will not run because they have problems to load resources (so I couldn't run Qwerkey's "Pi-in-the-sky" https://www.qb64.org/forum/index.php?topic=1969.0).

Actually I tried to start Ashish's OpenGL-3D-collection from github (https://github.com/AshishKingdom/QB64_OpenGL_Demos) and got an error after starting the first program. I changed the responsible relative path to an absolute path according to my installation. That solved the problem.

Now my question is, how QB64 resolves paths in programs ?

[Pete]

QB64 doesn't resolve paths... QB64 programmers do.

Pete

When I die, I will be programmed into SCREEN 0. That way, I can still talk out of my ascii.

[FellippeHeitor]

In the Run menu, check the option that indicates the next compilation will output the executable to the same folder as the source file you’re compiling.

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[SMcNeill]

Paths are relative to where the EXE is.

Go into the IDE and click the option to “Save EXE with Source”, and usually most of your path problems will disappear.  ;)

[Qbee]

Thanks for the quick responses.

[Qwerkey]

(so I couldn't run Qwerkey's "Pi-in-the-sky" https://www.qb64.org/forum/index.php?topic=1969.0).

In my defence, I even gave instructions on the "Save EXE to Source Folder" requirement.

[bplus]

Can someone remind me why this (Save EXE to SourceFolder) isn't the default option?

[FellippeHeitor]

Because it has been added to the IDE long after QB64 was released. Default behavior has always been keeping binaries in QB64’s folder.

[bplus]

OK thanks Fellippe