finding absolute path on target machine

[David]

Hi,

Would someone please mind showing me how to obtain the absolute
path to a folder that is created under the application folder at install
time.

ie. On my development machine the path is
C:\engineering\development\software\BMSLITE\bin\Database

On the target machine it may be c:\program files\orbit\bmslite\database

I tried the system.forms.application.startup path but this seemed to
continue to point to the development path on the target machine.

Thanks in advance




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Kind Regards

David Huisman
General Manager
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ORBIT COMMUNICATIONS Pty Ltd - Wireless Solutions that Work
(Telemetry, Control, Monitoring, Security, HVAC ...)
A.C.N. 107 441 869


Website : http://www.orbitcoms.com
PO Box 4474 Lakehaven
NSW 2263, AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-2-4393-3627
Fax : 61-2-4393-3685
Mobile: 61-413-715-986

 

[David]

Apologies,
I was a bit lazy, after a bit of research I found the answer.

filepath = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory & "\database\bmssql.mdf"

Thanks

Hi,

Would someone please mind showing me how to obtain the absolute
path to a folder that is created under the application folder at install
time.

ie. On my development machine the path is
C:\engineering\development\software\BMSLITE\bin\Database

On the target machine it may be c:\program files\orbit\bmslite\database

I tried the system.forms.application.startup path but this seemed to
continue to point to the development path on the target machine.

Thanks in advance

--

Kind Regards

David Huisman
General Manager
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ORBIT COMMUNICATIONS Pty Ltd - Wireless Solutions that Work
(Telemetry, Control, Monitoring, Security, HVAC ...)
A.C.N. 107 441 869


Website : http://www.orbitcoms.com
PO Box 4474 Lakehaven
NSW 2263, AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-2-4393-3627
Fax : 61-2-4393-3685
Mobile: 61-413-715-986

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I was a bit lazy, after a bit of research I found the answer.

filepath = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory & "\database\bmssql.mdf"

That's not a good idea, because the current directory can change while the
application is running. Instead, I suggest to use the routine which can be
found here:

<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/code/application/#ApplicationPath>