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Hi

This is my first attempt at the API - am I doing something terribly wrong ?
Straight from the manual, i try, from inside a Drupal module,

require_once '/my_wild_path_to/civicrm/api/api.php';
$result = civicrm_api ($entity,$action,$params);

but no ? already inside api.php, all requires() and includes() are written relative, and assume
you are located in the civicrm folder. so I have to chdir there, and back, and everytime I call a
function, chdir there again - and back when done. Is that correct ?

But even if I do, it all ends in a

Failed opening required 'DB/DataObject.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /my_wild_path_to/civicrm/CRM/Core/DAO.php

it seems DB/DataObject.php is in civicrm/packages - so that path is all wrong. strange ?
should i try the old api instead ?

*pike

Instant Gratification!    thanks Xavier.

ok, so .. was I looking at the wrong docs ? I just just monkeywise went
here http://book.civicrm.org/developer/techniques/api and then here
http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC41/CiviCRM+Public+APIs .

is there a special drupal+civi doc somewhere ?

thanks,
*-pike