Reading a File in the Sketchbook from a Library

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Hello,

So I wrote a library that can read IR remotes and gives the user the name of the button pressed. In order to get the names, I wrote another application that runs on a PC and makes two header files containing all the stored codes and their user-generated names. Right now I have it saving the files in the same directory as my library, but that means that user can't have two different sets of codes that stick with the program, it is just one set that each program they write uses.

I would like to put the header files in with their .pde file, but my problem is that I don't know how the library can read from the sketchbook, in the same folder as the calling program. Is this possible?

Thank you!

2

Try

#include "file.h"

Using <> tells the compiler to search everywhere, "" looks in the curr. directory, only.

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baum:
Try

#include "file.h"

Using <> tells the compiler to search everywhere, "" looks in the curr. directory, only.

I was under the impression that the brackets method was a full subset of the quotes, and the quotes just told it to look in the current directory. Nevertheless, I have tried to simply include it with no results.

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I'm not sure... any one else know? Also: can we see your code?

Thanks!

baum

5

Is this possible?

Maybe. Adding either a dot or the path to the sketch to one of these environment variables should work...

CPATH
C_INCLUDE_PATH
CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH

Documentation is here: Environment Variables (Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC))

However, if the quoted-include did not work, the dot will probably not work either.