Application.StartupPath Property (System.Windows.Forms)

StartupPath Property

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/.NET Framework 4

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.NET Framework Class Library

Application..::.StartupPath Property

Gets the path for the executable file that started the application, not including the executable name.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Shared ReadOnly Property StartupPath As String

public static string StartupPath { get; }

Visual C++

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

static member StartupPath : string

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The path 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.

Examples

The following code example gets this property and displays its value in a text box. The example requires that textBox1 has been placed on a form.

Visual Basic

 Private Sub PrintStartupPath()
    textBox1.Text = "The path for the executable file that " & _
       "started the application is: " & _
       Application.StartupPath
 End Sub

private void PrintStartupPath() {
    textBox1.Text = "The path for the executable file that " +
       "started the application is: " +
       Application.StartupPath;
 }

Visual C++

private:
   void PrintStartupPath()
   {
      textBox1->Text = String::Concat( "The path for the executable file",
        " that started the application is: ", Application::StartupPath );
   }

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

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

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

Application Class

System.Windows.Forms Namespace