VB6 App.Path Equivalent

[Mongr1l]

Anyone know what the VB.Net equivalent is?

- mongril

 

[Borvik]

Sure thing:

    [COLOR=blue]Public[/color] [COLOR=blue]Function[/color] Path() [COLOR=blue]As[/color] [COLOR=blue]String[/color]
        [COLOR=green]'App.Path[/color]
        [COLOR=blue]Return[/color] System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory
    [COLOR=blue]End[/color] [COLOR=blue]Function[/color]

 

[Borvik]

Oh, and you'll want make sure you have the correct import as well:

[COLOR=blue]Imports[/color] System.Reflection.Assembly

 

[Mongr1l]

Thanks, Borvik.

- mongril

 

[TipGiver]

Why not Application.StartupPath ?

 

[Borvik]

Either works, but there is a difference.

The BaseDirectory way gives you the path along with the backslash at the end, StartupPath gives you the path without the backslash.

Example:

BaseDirectory - C:\Program Files\My Company\Program\
StartupPath - C:\Program Files\My Company\Program

 

[ThatRickGuy]

BaseDirectory will also return a different path if you are working with a cross-domain app or remoting.

-Rick

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[Mongr1l]

But CurDir() wont, right?

-mongril

 

[Borvik]

Interesting ThatRickGuy - you can tell I don't use remoting or cross-domain apps.

Mongr1l - CurDir() (I haven't really used it, so forgive me if I get this wrong), I believe retrieves the Current working directory - which may or may not be your application directory.