HTTP Server Root Folder

[Steve Holden]

placid wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have this BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer that is located at C:\ (im on
> Windows XP), when i run the program (httpserver.pyw) from the Run
> Dialog as "C:\httpserver.pyw" the root folder ("\") for http server is
> C:\, but when i add an entry to Registry Run so that it runs at boot
> time, the root folder becomes "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>" ?
> 
> Does anyone know what the problem is?
> 
Yes. Rather obviously, these two different ways of running programs 
assert different working directories for the program.

A simple way around this would be to have your program make an 
os.chdir() call to ensure the correct working directory before it starts 
the server.

regards
  Steve
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