'fopen' With Uncertain Parameters

[Pueo]

Hola,
Say I'm using a file to hold the title screen, and when the program opens it up, it copies the file to the screen, with attributes and stuff that are to be added after. 
If I'm using fopen to provide a title screen file, how do I include the correct path when it's unknown what the path will be on a different user's computer?

[requerent]

fopen should check from the current directory.


c:\programs\blah\myGame\myGame.exe
C:\programs\blah\myGame\assets\titlescreen.jpg


fopen("assets\\titlescreen.jpg");

What you're asking about is the relative path. Google "fopen relative path" for more information.


You don't need to include the entire path from the root directory, just the path from the executable directory. It can depend on how you have things set up and what you're targeting.

[guest509]

  Exactly. This is standard in any game that calls to included files. They are installed in the same folder as the game .exe or are in a folder nested within the game directory.