How to get a application pathi in run time? in C#

[babutkchn]

Hi All, Warm New Year Greetings. Can anyone of you tell me how to get the application path during run time in C#. Please do reply. Regards Babu

[Venkatesh P]

If u want to get the path of your application, then use the below code: System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location Thanks & Regards, Venkat

[Mircea Puiu]

Happy New Year to you, too! Use Application.ExecutablePath and Application.StartupPath, or use the System.Reflection namespace to get the properties of your assembly: System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location

SkyWalker

[Venkatesh P]

HI.. How to get the path of the folder or file that the user has clicked in the windows explorer

Thanks & Regards, Venkat

[babutkchn]

Thank you for your kind response.i need to get the path in console application.but in console application Application.ExecutablePath and Application.StartupPath are not working. Is there any other way. babu

[babutkchn]

Thank you venkat... Babu

[Martin 0]

Hello, Happy new year! I think "System.Environment.CurrentDirectory" is what you need. All the best, Martin

[Mircea Puiu]

Of course they are working :-) You just have to add the System.Windows.Forms reference, then add the using System.Windows.Forms; line to your Program.cs file. After that, a line of code like this one: string S = Application.ExecutablePath; will return the information you need.

SkyWalker

[Mircea Puiu]

Not quite, Martin :-) It returns the directory from which this process starts. During the running, the current directory may change. Then you need to use the Application.ExecutablePath.

SkyWalker

[Martin 0]

Hello!

Mircea Puiu wrote:

During the running, the current directory may change

You mean the path where the exe was called changes? OK, I never took care of that. But, I mainly use "System.Environment.CurrentDirector" because of it's design time support. All the other methods I tested return an obscure design path. All the best, Martin

[Mircea Puiu]

No, no! The current directory is the same with the executable path when the app starts. You may change the current directory (by using a file dialog for example), and that has nothing to do with the execution path.

SkyWalker

[Martin 0]

Ohh, Ok, I got it now! I was thinking he needs only the exe path. Thanks for the info! All the best, Martin