Questions tagged [file-location]
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Where are the recorded macros stored in Notepad++?
I have recorded a macro that I want to share with my work colleague.
In what location are these recorded macros saved, so that I can add it to his machine?
If interested, the macro is for taking a list of values and adding quotes and comma so that…

heedfull
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How can I make my program have a consistent initial current working directory?
When I run the following script in IDLE
import os
print(os.getcwd())
I get output as
D:\testtool
but when I run from cmd prompt, I get
c:\Python33>python D:\testtool\current_dir.py
c:\Python33
How do I get same result which I got using IDLE ?

Shriram
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Where is mstest.exe located?
I need to run mstest from the command line - where in the world is this exe located? Can anyone give me a clue?
Edit: I only have Visual Studio 2010 installed

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Where does IntelliJ IDEA store shelf changes on the local drive?
I want to write a small backup script that would take my shelf changes in IntelliJ from my local drive and put them on a network drive. But I can't locate the path to where these are stored on my local drive.
Any ideas?

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How do I serve static files through Node.js locally?
I have the following file locations :
file:///Users/MyName/Developer/sitename/scripts (contains all .js files..)
file:///Users/MyName/Developer/sitename/css (contains all .css files..)
file:///Users/MyName/Developer/sitename/images (contains all…

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File location for database created in MYSQL workbench
I created a database in MySQL Workbench, but I can't find where it is located.
I searched the xampp/mysql folder and found a db.opt folder, but nothing else.
I also checked programdata/mysql and programsX86/mysqlworkbench and found nothing.

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File path or file location for Java - new file()
I have the following structure for my project.
In Eclipse:
myPorjectName
src
com.example.myproject
a.java
com.example.myproject.data
b.xml
In a.java, I want to read b.xml file. How can I do that? Specifically, in a.java, I…

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Invoke-WebRequest without OutFile?
I used Invoke-WebRequest in Powershell to download a file without using the -OutFile parameter, and, from the documentation here, the file should've ended up in the directory I was in. However, there is nothing. Response was OK, no error was…

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Where does the iPhone simulator save the sqllite database
I have seen this question asked a few times on SO - but the answer always seems to be roughly the same:
/Users/myName/Library/Application Support/iPhone Simulator/4.2/ ...
See related questions:
iOS 4.2 simulator files?
Where does the iPhone…

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Magento - Proceed to Checkout button location in theme
I am looking to track down the file (and it's location) that generates the "Proceed to Checkout" button in the Magento cart.
Try adding a product to the cart, and then proceeding to the cart. The "Proceed to Checkout" button is on the right hand…

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OSX/MacOS equivalent of Windows %PROGRAMDATA% environment variable
I'd like my application to write out some data (e.g. configuration, cache, licences etc) to a shared, all-user accessible location.
On Windows I've done this to %PROGRAMDATA%.
On MacOS, my research has suggested using the Library/Application Support…

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java.io.FileWriter: Get the path of File created
I have created an CSV file using java.io.FileWriter and its creating the file in my workspace but I want to display the location (absolute path) of the path where file is created.
I know we can use file.getAbsolutePath() if we have created file…
user8268874
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Can't find config.xml anywhere within Jenkins folder
I have downloaded and installed Tomcat servlet on my Windows 8...
Inside which many application's .war files are present. Also Jenkins. I was able to start it and create jobs and plugins through it. But I gave a wrong credentials for Advanced ->…

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Go unit test not finding required file
I have written a unit test in go and the init method of that same file opens a file in the root of the project. The problem that I am having is that when I run the test the package of the test is the root directory which does not contain the…

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VSCode problemmatcher: Unknown subfolder for file location
I have a problem matcher defined like this:
"fileLocation": ["relative", "${workspaceFolder}"],
And I only know the name of the file and NOT the relative path from my compilation output.
Than it only opens files when they are in the root of the…

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