__dirname return the path of the script that is calling it, not the app root path... -- Att, Alan Hoffmeister
2012/5/26 Anand George <[email protected]> > If you need to find the app path couldn't you just use __dirname. > > > On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 7:08 AM, Alan Hoffmeister < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I think that I got the answer: >> >> //mymodyle.js >> path = require('path'); >> exports.path = path.dirname(process.mainModule.filename); >> >> Can I trust on the information passed by process.mainModule.filename? >> >> -- >> Att, >> Alan Hoffmeister >> >> >> >> 2012/5/26 Alan Hoffmeister <[email protected]> >> >>> @mscdex Thanks, but what if the parent is inside a folder on the main >>> path? It would return /home/myuser/somefolder instead of /home/mysuser. >>> >>> -- >>> Att, >>> Alan Hoffmeister >>> >>> >>> >>> 2012/5/26 mscdex <[email protected]> >>> >>>> On May 26, 9:13 pm, Alan Hoffmeister <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> > How can I get the main path of the app? >>>> >>>> // module >>>> var path = require('path'); >>>> >>>> exports.path = function() { >>>> return path.dirname(module.parent.filename); >>>> }; >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>> Posting guidelines: >>>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
