Get path to execution directory of Windows Forms application

Question

I would like to get the path to the execution directory of a Windows Forms application. (That is, the directory in which the executable is located.)

Does anyone know

Answer 1

string apppath = 
    (new System.IO.FileInfo
    (System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase)).DirectoryName;

Answer 2

In VB.NET

Dim directory as String = My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath

In C#

string directory = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;

Answer 3

Private Sub Main_Shown(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Shown
    Dim args() As String = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()
    If args.Length > 0 Then
        TextBox1.Text = Path.GetFullPath(Application.ExecutablePath)
        Process.Start(TextBox1.Text)   
    End If
End Sub

Answer 4

System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath will solve your problem, I think

Answer 5

This could help;

Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath);

also here is the reference

Answer 6

Check this out:

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Management

Public Class Form1
        Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        TextBox1.Text = Path.GetFullPath(Application.ExecutablePath)
        Process.Start(TextBox1.Text)
    End Sub
End Class