Help me to avoid again & again changing the path...........

[Mahyog]

Hi,
I want to change the BackgroundImage of form and i have created the folder named Images in my project and i will change the BackgroundImage when user press any key and I try it on different PC & always I have to change the path of it, so any other method anyone know to keep path constant then please tell me....

BackgroundImage = Image.FromFile("C:/Users/HOME/Documents/Visual Studio 2008/Projects/Patient Testing/Patient Testing/Images/" + pic[count].ToString() + ".jpg");

Thank you...

[Aimee Bailey]

This should do the trick:

string AppPath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory,"Images\\");
            MessageBox.Show(AppPath);

Remember to add using System.IO to the top of your code.

Aimee.

[Plater]

For the most part: If the images directory is in the same place as the exe, using relative paths might work.
Otherwise consider:
string dir=Path.Combin e(AppDomain.Cur rentDomain.Base Directory,"Imag es");

[Mahyog]

Thanx but it gives me the path

C:\Users\HOME\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Patient Testing\Patient Testing\bin\Debug\Images\4.jpg

but I want path.

C:\Users\HOME\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Patient Testing\Patient Testing\Images\4.jpg

[Christian Binder]

Try the following^:

Path.Combine(Ap pDomain.Current Domain.BaseDire ctory, @"..\..\Images" );

[Mahyog]

This also not working...

C:\Users\HOME\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Patient Testing\Patient Testing\bin\Debug\Images\4.jpg

I dont want to go in bin and Debug folder my Images folder is in following way...

C:\Users\HOME\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Patient Testing\Patient Testing\Images\4.jpg

[Christian Binder]

My suggestion would/should create the following:

C:\Users\HOME\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Patient Testing\Patient Testing\bin\Debug\..\..\Images\4.jpg

If you open this path, it would open the file

C:\Users\HOME\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Patient Testing\Patient Testing\Images\4.jpg

because "..\" means one folder up in hierarchy.

Alternatively you could do the following:

string path = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, @"Images"); 
path = path.Replace(@"\bin\Debug", "");

[Plater]

Your project will never work if you don't tell visual studio that your images directory is content to be copied to the ouput directory (and thus, part of the project). When you get that fixed, you can use the code I provided.

[Subin Ninan]

Keep your images in same directory where your application.exe exists and just specify image filename in your code.
For example:
BackgroundImage = "xyz.jpg";