determining windows server app path

[phbrady]

I am writing a windows service and I can't find the equivalent of Application.ExecutablePath. How do I determine the path? Also, I'm trying to pass an argument using the following code:

Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As String)
dim myArg as string
myArg = args(0)

When I try to do this, the app errors out as if it's not getting the argument. I'm passing it by setting it as a parameter of the service in the Options window. Is this the correct way to pass an argument to the service?

 

[ThatRickGuy]

Not sure on the path off the top of my head, but for the arguments, look for Environment.Arguments instead. It should return a string array with the app name(0) and arguements(1+).

-Rick

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[phbrady]

Thanks!

You were close, actually it was environment.getCommandLineArgs. The first arg is the app name and includes the path.
I still don't know how to pass an argument, though - I tried setting one in the parameters property of the service but it didn't show up in the commandline arguments.