[RESOLVED] Getting path of %AppData%

[steve_rm]

Hello,

I am using this code below:

dt.ReadXml("%AppData%\DateLinks.xml")

However, I am getting an exception that point to the location of where my application is running from:

Could not find a part of the path 'D:\Projects\SubVersionProjects\CatDialer\bin\Debug\%AppData%\DateLinks.xml'.

I thought the %AppData% should find the relative path. When I go 'Start|Run|%AppData% windows explorer takes me to that directory.

I can not put the full path in, as the user is different on each client machine.

Many thanks for any advice,

[jmcilhinney]

That's an environment variable and ReadXml has no knowledge of environment variables. I believe that the Path class can expand environment variables for you but in this case just look at the Environment.GetFolderPath method.

[steve_rm]

Thanks,

Dim path As String = System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "DataLinks.xml")