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Finding the install directory of an application

I need to get the installation of my installed application on the fly. HOw do I do this?

I tried this already..

appPath = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location

but when I debug my executing dll seems to be the one in my development area not my release area.

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SThorogood

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jayrod

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yep.. vs.net.. I've cretaed an add-in solution so it uses the same setup as that project.

SThorogood

I'm not too familar with using/debugging installed apps but have you tried using:

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory

as a way of resolving the base path?

jayrod

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Nope.. that doesn't work either. I can't believe a thing like this is this friggin hard to do :(

jatinderalagh

Application.ExecutablePath;
Application.StartupPath;

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jayrod

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nope... still no go there.. The application is a .NET Add-in so it doesn't have a form :(

soumya_parida

If you are checking the path while debugging, then it would give the path of your debug version and not the release version. To check the path in your release version , try to write the path into a file at runtime and check whether it is giving the correct result.
Again if you debug and try to see the value by adding watch it will not give the correct path, it would give the "debug" executables path in the developement folder.

jatinderalagh

System.Environment.CurrentDirectory property