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@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ discussion on the contents of \fIfilePatternList\fR.
\fB\-initialdir\fR \fIdirectory\fR
.
Specifies that the files in \fIdirectory\fR should be displayed
-when the dialog pops up. If this parameter is not specified, then
-the files in the current working directory are displayed. If the
+when the dialog pops up. If this parameter is not specified,
+the initial directory defaults to the current working directory
+on non-Windows systems and on Windows systems prior to Vista.
+On Vista and later systems, the initial directory defaults to the last
+user-selected directory for the application.
+If the
parameter specifies a relative path, the return value will convert the
relative path to an absolute path.
.TP