dynamic path

[Ankit Aneja]

My service is running fine
when i give full path like this
"E:\c# windows\clamservice\bin\Release\database"

but when i tried for dynamic

"/database"

it compiles well but when i go to Computer Management ->Services and start
it ,it gives

"The clamservice on local computer started and then stopped.Some services
stop automatically
if they have no work to do,for example performance logs and alerts service"

[Peter Huang [MSFT]]

Hi

Windows Service has a different initial Working directory.
Debug.WriteLine(Environment.CurrentDirectory.ToStr ing());
The result will be C:\WINDOWS\system32, the result may differ according to
where you install Windows.

That is to say it will check the C:\WINDOWS\system32 for the relative path.

If you still have any concern, please feel free to post here.

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

[Ankit Aneja]

i tried like this

pathdb=Environment.CurrentDirectory.ToString();

pathdb=pathdb+@"\database";

p.Database.Path=pathdb;

but still at time of start it starts and then stops

and when using hardcoded path from config file

//pathdb=ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("dbpa th");

it runs fine

""Peter Huang" [MSFT]" <v-******@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi

Windows Service has a different initial Working directory.
Debug.WriteLine(Environment.CurrentDirectory.ToStr ing());
The result will be C:\WINDOWS\system32, the result may differ according to
where you install Windows.

That is to say it will check the C:\WINDOWS\system32 for the relative
path.

If you still have any concern, please feel free to post here.

Best regards,

Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Ankit Aneja wrote:

i tried like this

pathdb=Environment.CurrentDirectory.ToString();

pathdb=pathdb+@"\database";

p.Database.Path=pathdb;

but still at time of start it starts and then stops

and when using hardcoded path from config file

//pathdb=ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("dbpa th");

it runs fine

As Peter said, the CurrentDirectory property won't be what you expect -
unless you really *have* got a directory called "database" under
c:\Windows\System32, which I really hope you haven't...

You might want to look at Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() and work out
where the assembly is, so you can make a path relative to that. (You
can find the path using
Assembly.GetModule(), then Module.FullyQualifiedName.)

Jon

[Ankit Aneja]

can u give me code example
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Ankit Aneja wrote:

i tried like this

pathdb=Environment.CurrentDirectory.ToString();

pathdb=pathdb+@"\database";

p.Database.Path=pathdb;

but still at time of start it starts and then stops

and when using hardcoded path from config file

//pathdb=ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("dbpa th");

it runs fine

As Peter said, the CurrentDirectory property won't be what you expect -
unless you really *have* got a directory called "database" under
c:\Windows\System32, which I really hope you haven't...

You might want to look at Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() and work out
where the assembly is, so you can make a path relative to that. (You
can find the path using
Assembly.GetModule(), then Module.FullyQualifiedName.)

Jon

[Ankit Aneja]

thanks
solved
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Ankit Aneja wrote:

i tried like this

pathdb=Environment.CurrentDirectory.ToString();

pathdb=pathdb+@"\database";

p.Database.Path=pathdb;

but still at time of start it starts and then stops

and when using hardcoded path from config file

//pathdb=ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("dbpa th");

it runs fine

As Peter said, the CurrentDirectory property won't be what you expect -
unless you really *have* got a directory called "database" under
c:\Windows\System32, which I really hope you haven't...

You might want to look at Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() and work out
where the assembly is, so you can make a path relative to that. (You
can find the path using
Assembly.GetModule(), then Module.FullyQualifiedName.)

Jon

[Ankit Aneja]

pathdb=System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Refl ection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);

pathdb=pathdb+@"\database";

solved

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can u give me code example
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Ankit Aneja wrote:

i tried like this

pathdb=Environment.CurrentDirectory.ToString();

pathdb=pathdb+@"\database";

p.Database.Path=pathdb;

but still at time of start it starts and then stops

and when using hardcoded path from config file

//pathdb=ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings.Get("dbpa th");

it runs fine

As Peter said, the CurrentDirectory property won't be what you expect -
unless you really *have* got a directory called "database" under
c:\Windows\System32, which I really hope you haven't...

You might want to look at Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() and work out
where the assembly is, so you can make a path relative to that. (You
can find the path using
Assembly.GetModule(), then Module.FullyQualifiedName.)

Jon