Application.ExecutablePath Property (System.Windows.Forms)

ExecutablePath Property

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Application..::.ExecutablePath Property

Gets the path for the executable file that started the application, including the executable name.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared ReadOnly Property ExecutablePath As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim value As String

value = Application.ExecutablePath

public static string ExecutablePath { get; }

Visual C++

public:
static property String^ ExecutablePath {
    String^ get ();
}

JScript

public static function get ExecutablePath () : String

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The path and executable name for the executable file that started the application.
This path will be different depending on whether the Windows Forms application is deployed using ClickOnce. ClickOnce applications are stored in a per-user application cache in the C:\Documents and Settings\username directory. For more information, see Accessing Local and Remote Data in ClickOnce Applications.

.NET Framework Security

FileIOPermission
for getting the path. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess..::.PathDiscovery

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

Application Class

Application Members

System.Windows.Forms Namespace