Change Directory Method

The Change Directory method changes the default directory of a drive. It does not return a value. It does the following depending on how you use the arguments:

• Include the drive argument. It changes the default directory on the current drive.

• Include the first backslash in [\]directory\. It uses the path from the root directory.

• Do not include the first backslash in [\]directory\. It changes to a directory that resides in the current directory.

The Change Directory method does not change the default drive. You can use the Change Drive method to change the default drive.

Format

ChDir [drive][[\]directory\]directory

The following table describes the arguments that you can use with this method.

Argument	Description
drive	The name of the drive that contains the desired default directory. You can use one of the following values: A letter A string expression that identifies the drive name A colon is not required.
[\]directory\	The path. You can use one of the following values: Path to the directory that this method sets as the default directory. A string expression that identifies the path. You can use this argument in the following situations: The directory is not in the current directory of the specified drive You do not specify a drive and the directory is not in the default drive
directory	The name of the directory that this method sets for the default directory, or a string expression that identifies this name.

Example

The following example changes the current directory to C:\Windows:

Sub Button_Click
   Dim newdir as String
   newdir = "c:\Windows"
   If CurDir  <>  newdir then
      ChDir newdir
   End If
End Sub