Application.ExecutablePath Property (System.Windows.Forms)

.NET Framework Class Library

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)

Public Shared ReadOnly Property ExecutablePath As String

public static string ExecutablePath { get; }

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

static member 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.

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

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