Relative directories

mazoboom · Post by **mazoboom** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 2:47 pm

Is there a way to set ZSNES to save to a directory relative to itself? For example, instead of:

D:\EMULATOR\SNES\ZSNESW142\SAVES

I want to be able to go to:

SAVES\

I want to be able to put it on a USB thumb drive, so that I can have my SNES wherever I go; however, as it is a removable drive, the drive letter is subject ot change on different computers, so absolute directories don't work.

Thanks for any help.

Post by **Agozer** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:08 pm

IIRC, relative directories should work, but there have been reports that they don't work. :/

Somebody needs to verify this as I'm not sure anymore. I can't be bothered to check myself since I don't use relative directories.

Try ..\SAVES\

mazoboom · Post by **mazoboom** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:35 pm

Well, it seems like it rewrites the cfg file with the full path after you've used it. So, I'm guessing this just isn't possible?

SquareHead · Post by **SquareHead** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:08 pm

Agozer wrote:IIRC, relative directories should work, but there have been reports that they don't work. :/

Somebody needs to verify this as I'm not sure anymore. I can't be bothered to check myself since I don't use relative directories.

Try ..\SAVES\

I would like to see these as well (I play zsnes on a thumbdrive). As far as I can tell though, its still not possible.

Post by **grinvader** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:19 pm

Agozer wrote:Try ..\SAVES\

That's not the right directory.

If we have D:\EMULATOR\SNES\ZSNESW142\SAVES and current dir is D:\EMULATOR\SNES\ZSNESW142, you get to SAVES by using .\SAVES

..\SAVES will point to D:\EMULATOR\SNES\SAVES

Post by **Agozer** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:36 pm

grinvader wrote:
Agozer wrote:Try ..\SAVES\
That's not the right directory.

If we have D:\EMULATOR\SNES\ZSNESW142\SAVES and current dir is D:\EMULATOR\SNES\ZSNESW142, you get to SAVES by using .\SAVES

..\SAVES will point to D:\EMULATOR\SNES\SAVES

Yes, you're right. One . too many.

kevman · Post by **kevman** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:54 pm

This should be in the documentation. Is it in there now?

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:00 pm

mazoboom wrote:Well, it seems like it rewrites the cfg file with the full path after you've used it. So, I'm guessing this just isn't possible?

Set the CFG file to read-only?

xamenus · Post by **xamenus** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:12 pm

kevman wrote:This should be in the documentation. Is it in there now?

Yes.

LDAWG · Post by **LDAWG** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:28 pm

I wonder if we'll ever get the ability to use UNC Paths to Network Locations?

i.e.:
\\ZSNESServer\d$\Emulation\SNES\ZSNES\ZSNESW_1126_WIP2005\Saves

or even to a share, such as:
\\ZSNESServer\ZSNESSaves

Currently you have to Map a Drive...