exe path and filename at run-time

[jackhelfrich]

I would like to get the full path and filename of the executable at run-time in either VB.NET or C#. This would be the counterpart to the App object in earlier versions of VB where I can use App.Path and App.EXEname. Also, what about the version information (App.Minor, App.Major, etc.)?

Can anyone offer any help?


Thank you,
Jack

[Phil Weber]

> App.Path and App.EXEname

http://abstractvb.com/code.asp?A=1064

> Also, what about the version information (App.Minor, App.Major, etc.)?

If it doesn't already have one, add an Assembly Information file to your project (Project -> Add New Item -> Assembly Information File). That file (usually named AssemblyInfo.vb or .cs) will contain an AssemblyVersion attribute that looks something like this:

<Assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")>

(The asterisk tells VS.NET to automatically increment the version number on each build; you may override this behavior by hard-coding an explicit version number in the attribute.)

Once you've assigned a version attribute to your assembly, you may obtain it at runtime like this:

Dim AppVersion As String = System.Windows.Forms.Application.ProductVersion

[jackhelfrich]

Phil,

Thank you very much. The link gave me the information I needed. The application I am writing is a service app, and the last example is the one that worked. After I wrote the original message, I stumbled across the System.Windows.Forms.Application object, but of course it was not applicable to my service.

FYI - The third example has an error. BaseDirectory is a property and not a method. The parenthesis should be removed.


Thanks again,
Jack Helfrich