vb.net upgrade: I need to find out how to create a path to an input file that's relative to
where the app is running. For example, here's what I have so far:

strProfile = "C:\MyProfile.prx"

Obviously this app will break quickly if the file isn't in the root, and I
don't want to put the profile in the root anyway. Would this work?

strProfile = ".\MyProfile.prx"

Can you do that sort of relative referencinh in VB? Have mercy on me, I'm
an admitted newbie at this.

Hogan out.

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¤ I need to find out how to create a path to an input file that's relative to
¤ where the app is running. For example, here's what I have so far:
¤
¤ strProfile = "C:\MyProfile.prx"
¤
¤ Obviously this app will break quickly if the file isn't in the root, and I
¤ don't want to put the profile in the root anyway. Would this work?
¤
¤ strProfile = ".\MyProfile.prx"
¤
¤ Can you do that sort of relative referencinh in VB? Have mercy on me, I'm
¤ an admitted newbie at this.

I don't believe the File classes support relative paths. However, you can determine where the
executable is running and work from there:

Dim FileInfoPath As IO.FileInfo

FileInfoPath = New IO.FileInfo(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location)


Paul ~~~ pclement@ameritech.net

Hello,

"Hogan's Goat" <yeah@right.com> schrieb:
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Maybe you can use 'Uri.MakeRelative' (untested).

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