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Current Application Directory

Why, when I start my app by dragging a file onto it, does
System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() return "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\Mapi\1033"??

And how do I get the Current Directory (the one my app is sitting in) if I
start my app by dragging a file onto it?

I have scoured the msdn and googled for an too long. Please help.
Nov 22 '05 #1
2 2192
It turns out I should have been using Application.ExecutablePath to get the
executable directory.

I still wouldn't mind knowing why the current directory is set to C:\Program
Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033 though.

"Casey Motherway" <ca*************@autodesk.com> wrote in message
news:eD**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Why, when I start my app by dragging a file onto it, does
System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() return "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\Mapi\1033"??

And how do I get the Current Directory (the one my app is sitting in) if I
start my app by dragging a file onto it?

I have scoured the msdn and googled for an too long. Please help.

Nov 22 '05 #2
It turns out I should have been using Application.ExecutablePath to get the
executable directory.

I still wouldn't mind knowing why the current directory is set to C:\Program
Files\Common Files\System\Mapi\1033 though.

"Casey Motherway" <ca*************@autodesk.com> wrote in message
news:eD**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Why, when I start my app by dragging a file onto it, does
System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() return "C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\Mapi\1033"??

And how do I get the Current Directory (the one my app is sitting in) if I
start my app by dragging a file onto it?

I have scoured the msdn and googled for an too long. Please help.

Nov 22 '05 #3

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