How can I get the application's path in a .NET console application?

Question

How do I find the application\'s path in a console application?

In Windows Forms, I can use Application.StartupPath to find the current path, but this d

Answer 1

You have two options for finding the directory of the application, which you choose will depend on your purpose.

// to get the location the assembly is executing from
//(not necessarily where the it normally resides on disk)
// in the case of the using shadow copies, for instance in NUnit tests, 
// this will be in a temp directory.
string path = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;

//To get the location the assembly normally resides on disk or the install directory
string path = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase;

//once you have the path you get the directory with:
var directory = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(path);