run a program in any directory

hi,
i want to know if there is a way that i can make a program that you can run when your in any directory, like the built in programs.

You have to add the path to the program (the directory containing it) to the programs path, using shell.setPath.

MysticT, on 08 September 2012 - 10:17 PM said:

You have to add the path to the program (the directory containing it) to the programs path, using shell.setPath.

When i do that it stops all the normal programs from running like dir or list

That's because you are replacing the path. Try adding it like this:

shell.setPath(shell.getPath()..":/The/Path/To/Your/Programs")

shell.setPath(shell.getPath()..":"..newPath)

there's a similar function in the help api to add to the help path. Path is checked in order, if you want yours to run first, like you made a better edit command, reverse the order and do newPath..":"..shell.getPath()

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