Question

so, i am building a new WinForms with update my program.

the thing is, i am not installing any-thing. so,when i give my freinds my program, that can put it where ever they want. how can i know where did they put it?

like, lets say my program called "MyProg".

so lets say my freind puted "MyProg" in C:\programs\install\SayHello.

and i want my program to know where she is and save it to xml(everytimes she loads).

so, i know how to use everything here, i just need to know how can i get the folder path i am in now. (for my explined the foldepath = "C:\programs\install\SayHello.")

Anyone?

Thanks again,
Alon. 🙂

Answer 1

From How do I get the name of the current executable in C#?, to find the name of the currently running assembly:


string file = object_of_type_in_application_assembly.GetType().Assembly.Location;
string app = System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file);


so to find the path of the currently running assembly


string file = object_of_type_in_application_assembly.GetType().Assembly.Location;
string path = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(file);


should do the job.

Environment.CurrentDirectory won’t necessarily return what you want, as it’s possible to run the program from a different folder at the console.