# Abbility to specify Relative Paths in Build actions

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/abbility-to-specify-relative-paths-in-build-actions/3721
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [July 17, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/abbility-to-specify-relative-paths-in-build-actions/3721 "2006-07-17T12:54:34Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/abbility-to-specify-relative-paths-in-build-actions/3721/1 "2006-07-17T12:54:34Z")

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We are using Build VC 6 and Build VS .Net Solution actions and it would help if the path to the project was saved as a relative path.Maybe put a check box to use relative paths so that when you browse to the project and select it, FB converts it to a relative path from the FB project directory.  
  
Reason behind this is that when files are retrieved from our version control system it will not be on the same drive.Currently we use variables but it makes it to error prone when I am asking developers to enter the variables instead of browsing to the project file.\<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /\>

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### Author: ![angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/angus)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/abbility-to-specify-relative-paths-in-build-actions/3721/2 "2006-07-18T01:46:29Z")

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Hi Dale,  
  
Thanks for the suggestion. We’ll consider adding it to those actions, although in truth it is a feature which would be useful in nearly all FB actions (at least all the actions with paths.)  
  
In the meantime, a stop-gap solution would be to use the Find & Replace action to find the project directory and replace it with %FBPROJECTDIR%, across all of the actions.  
  
- Angus