[Resolved] .NET newbie has an easy question

Hello! Ive just switched from VB 6 to .Net and i feel like a complete stranger to VB at the moment :lol:

In VB6 u could write app.path to retrieve the apps path.. but what to write in .Net ? Cheers

VB Code:

Application.StartupPath

Try:

VB Code:

Application.StartupPath

aah thx guys!

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this wud also work and it is also sometimes better

VB Code:

Environment.CurrentDirectory

but the reason why it's better is becuase you can do stuff like

VB Code:

Environment.MachineName
Environment.OSVersion
Environment.UserName

and it get's better for stuff like desktop folder

VB Code:

Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop()
Environment.SpecialFolder.Favorites()
Environment.SpecialFolder.MyComputer()
Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments()

it's pretty cool and i would recomend it

Environment.CurrentDirectory is almost always a BAD choice in this circumstance. Other applications can change the current directory.

Bill

Yes sir, conipto is correct. Environment.Currentdirectory will not always return the application directory in ever instance. It is a windows system variable, and this can change depending on the other programs you have running as well. I was using Environment.Currentdirectory in some of my early programs and started getting errors when working with other programs as well, it would return some other directory that I had chosen in a file save dialog or what not in a different program. So, stick with application.startuppath...