how to determine the directory from where app is loaded

[dawn]

Hi,

How can I determine the directory from which my app is started. Since upon
installation the user can decide in which directory to install the file...I
want to be able to load a file from a directory within that install
directory no matter what it is.
How best to deal with this?

Tx.

[Frank Oquendo]

Re: how to determine the directory from where app is loaded

dawn wrote:
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> How best to deal with this?[/color]

string path =
System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly().Location;
System.IO.FileI nfo info = new System.IO.FileI nfo(path);
Console.WriteLi ne(info.Directo ryName);

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[Michael Culley]

Re: how to determine the directory from where app is loaded

another method

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Get CurrentProcess( ).MainModule.Fi leName;


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> dawn wrote:
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> > How best to deal with this?[/color]
>
> string path =
> System.Reflecti on.Assembly.Get ExecutingAssemb ly().Location;
> System.IO.FileI nfo info = new System.IO.FileI nfo(path);
> Console.WriteLi ne(info.Directo ryName);
>
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> There are 10 kinds of people. Those who understand binary and those who
> don't.
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[Jon]

Re: how to determine the directory from where app is loaded

What about this:
Environment.Com mandLine[0];

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[Glenn B]

Re: how to determine the directory from where app is loaded

Environment.Cur rentDirectory

Gets and sets the fully qualified path of the current directory; that is,
the directory from which this process starts.

HTH

Glenn

This will return the directory

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> Hi,
>
> How can I determine the directory from which my app is started. Since upon
> installation the user can decide in which directory to install the[/color]
file...I[color=blue]
> want to be able to load a file from a directory within that install
> directory no matter what it is.
> How best to deal with this?
>
> Tx.
>
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[Michael Culley]

Re: how to determine the directory from where app is loaded

"Jon" <anonymous@devd ex.com> wrote in message news:Ot47N0NqDH A.2940@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> What about this:
> Environment.Com mandLine[0];[/color]

I guess it's great if you want a single " :-)

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[Matthew Slyh]

Re: how to determine the directory from where app is loaded

I thought that Application.Sta rtupPath gave us this information... Am I
missing something?


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