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DefaultDir$
 
Description:
A string variable that contains the default directory for the running Liberty BASIC program.  The format is "drive:\dir1", or "drive:\dir1\dir2" etc.  There is no backslash appended to the DefaultDir$ variable. 
 
Usage:
 
    print DefaultDir$
 
As used with a FILES statement:
 
    files DefaultDir$, "*.txt", info$(
 
As used to access a text file in the same directory as the program.  Notice that the backslash must be added to the beginning of the filename:
 
    open DefaultDir$ + "\readme.txt" for append as #f
    print #f, "Sample"
    close #f
 
 


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