Installation path of deployment app

[Grumpy Aero Guy]

I have a project with a deployment project.

All works GREAT !!!

Is there a system variable (maybe via the dot net framework I'm assuming)
that stores the installation path of the app, assuming the end-user changes
the default path that I set up in the deployment project?

Thank you in advance!

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Frank Bachman
(Grumpy Aero Guy)

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Re: Installation path of deployment app

For many things you can use [TARGET] as a path to the installation
directory. What are you trying to do?

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"Grumpy Aero Guy" <fbachman@beer_ me.com> wrote in message
news:eMT0$F%23s FHA.236@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
>I have a project with a deployment project.
>
> All works GREAT !!!
>
> Is there a system variable (maybe via the dot net framework I'm assuming)
> that stores the installation path of the app, assuming the end-user
> changes the default path that I set up in the deployment project?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> --
>
>
> Frank Bachman
> (Grumpy Aero Guy)
>
>
>[/color]

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: Installation path of deployment app

Grumpy,

Maybe it is easier to get that path in your application using

application.sta rtuppath
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ppathtopic.asp

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Installation path of deployment app

"Grumpy Aero Guy" <fbachman@beer_ me.com> schrieb:[color=blue]
>I have a project with a deployment project.
>
> All works GREAT !!!
>
> Is there a system variable (maybe via the dot net framework I'm assuming)
> that stores the installation path of the app, assuming the end-user
> changes the default path that I set up in the deployment project?[/color]

Either add a reference to "System.Windows .Forms.dll" and import the
'System.Windows .Forms' namespace in order to use 'Application.St artupPath'
or use the code below:

\\\
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Reflecti on
..
..
..
Private Function ApplicationPath () As String
Return _
Path.GetDirecto ryName([Assembly].GetEntryAssemb ly().Location)
End Function
///

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
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[Grumpy Aero Guy]

Re: Installation path of deployment app

Fantastic.... just what i needed.

I have a few link lables here and there that do a process.start on some
reference files (pdf) in the main app folder.

Just wanted to give the app a way to find them, as long as they're in the
install directory --- either the default, or wherever the user installed the
thing.

THANKS TO ALL. Now I at least know where to start looking

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Frank Bachman
(Grumpy Aero Guy)


"Grumpy Aero Guy" <fbachman@beer_ me.com> wrote in message
news:eMT0$F%23s FHA.236@TK2MSFT NGP11.phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
>I have a project with a deployment project.
>
> All works GREAT !!!
>
> Is there a system variable (maybe via the dot net framework I'm assuming)
> that stores the installation path of the app, assuming the end-user
> changes the default path that I set up in the deployment project?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> --
>
>
> Frank Bachman
> (Grumpy Aero Guy)
>
>
>[/color]

[Grumpy Aero Guy]

Re: Installation path of deployment app

It helps !! ... I'll be playing....

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Frank Bachman
(Grumpy Aero Guy)


"Cor Ligthert [MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nl> wrote in message
news:uy$CjiDtFH A.3480@TK2MSFTN GP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Grumpy,
>
> Maybe it is easier to get that path in your application using
>
> application.sta rtuppath
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ppathtopic.asp
>
> I hope this helps,
>
> Cor
>[/color]