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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">ChDir Statement</title>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3150178" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03020401.xhp" name="ChDir Statement">ChDir Statement</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153126" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Changes the current directory or drive.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id9783013" role="warning" xml-lang="en-US">This statement currently does not work as documented. See <link href="https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=30692">this issue</link> for more information.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3154347" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3153897" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">ChDir Text As String</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3148664" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Parameters:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3150543" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US"> <emph>Text:</emph> Any string expression that specifies the directory path or drive.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3152598" role="note" xml-lang="en-US">If you only want to change the current drive, enter the drive letter followed by a colon.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1341266032" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleChDir</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341264800" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim sDir1 As String , sDir2 As String</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341263552" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    sDir1 = "c:\Test"</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341262320" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    sDir2 = "d:\Private"</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341261072" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    ChDir( sDir1 )</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341259840" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    MsgBox CurDir</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341258608" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    ChDir( sDir2 )</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341257376" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    MsgBox CurDir</paragraph>
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