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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:43:00 +1100
Subject: Re: windows and home path
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Andrea Crotti
<andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just would like to be able to write somewhere in a place that should
> always exist,
> why Windows you're so annoying :(?

Can you use the current directory, and rely on the user running your
program from a viable default?

ChrisA