Get launch path in vb.net exe console

Question

How to get the starting path (system.windows.forms.application.StartupPath) of my exe without adding a link to system.windows.forms?

Answer 1

You can try

System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory 

which will work in most cases.

Answer 2

EDIT: @KiwiBastard's answer is the correct method:

 System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory 

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Add a link to System.Reflection and use

 Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location 

EDIT: depending on where you are going to get the start path, this might be more appropriate:

 Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location 

Answer 3

You can get the start path without reflection using:

 IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(Diagnostics.Process.GetCurrentProcess().MainModule.FileName)