Ocra doesn't change the working directory

[aksun1]

I have these lines on top of my Ruby code, and tried multiple combinations but none of them have worked. I also have tried --chdir-first but it had no effect.

$:.unshift File.dirname($0)
Dir.chdir(File.dirname($0))

I have a config file that is in the same directory than the exe created by Ocra. The file is loaded by this:

cnf = YAML.load_file('config.yml')

However, the file doesn't load from the same directory as wanted. The error, I think, tells it tries to load it from the temporary directory when the exe runs.

How can I get the script load the config.yml file from the same directory than the exe?

[larsch]

As of current, I don't know of a way to know the directory of the executable. If the executable is clicked in Windows Explorer, or launched via a shortcut, the current directory should be the directory of the executable, and it should not be necessary to to chdir() anywhere to read a file in the same directory.

If launched via command line, or a shortcut with a modified starting directory, I'm not sure there's currently a way to know where the executable exists.

[aksun1]

I'm trying to start the program through the explorer. What could be the reason it tries to open the config file from the temp directory then?

[larsch]

From the README:

• When the application is running, the OCRA_EXECUTABLE environment variable points to the .exe (with full path).