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[k1]

Task: check file c:\work\test.txt
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dir1 = c:\work
SetWorkingDir, %dir1%
does not work, still shows old script dir

FileGetAttrib, o2 , %dir1%\test.txt
does not work

FileGetAttrib, o2 , c:\work\test.txt
this works

Any thoughts?
Thanks

[Chris]

You probably already know that A_ScriptDir is not necessarily the same as A_WorkingDir. The former is always the folder that contains the script, while the latter could be anything.

As for your results, I can't explain or reproduce them. You might want to check that your script does not contain any invisible characters inside the folder or file names (perhaps by retyping it).

Also, it's possible that this is a user permissions issue: if the user somehow lacks access to the folder but not the files it contains, maybe you can't SetWorkingDir to that folder. The same problem might occur if the folder is locked somehow. You could try a different folder just for testing purposes.