TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:RE: directory and path syntax query From:barry -dot- kieffer -at- exgate -dot- tek -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:31:12 -0700
Hi Kandis,
You can't go wrong by writing:
Browse to the directory where ProgramX\bin is located, for example,
C:\ProgramX\bin
You can confuse some readers if you try to use absolute or relative paths,
even if you explain the difference.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Barry Kieffer
Senior Technical Writer
Tektronix, Inc.
* Phone: 1.503.627.4079
* Email: barry -dot- kieffer -at- tek -dot- com
> Here's the problem:
>
> I want to talk about a particular directory (which is relative to a
> program
> directory): \ProgramX\bin
>
> What is the appropriate syntax for referring to this directory in a
> technical document:
>
> c:\Program Files\Company\ProgramX\bin
>
> \ProgramX\bin
>
> .\ProgramX\bin
>
>
