is there a way to get the dynamic path of a resources folder in wpf application?? im currently searching for the solution for this matter but i cant find any article with regards on this matter
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- What resource folder are you talking about? In WPF, resources are typically embedded in the assembly file.Kris Vandermotten– Kris Vandermotten2014-06-05 09:39:24 +00:00Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 9:39
- Are you talking during development or during the running of the application...Schwarzie2478– Schwarzie24782014-06-05 09:39:35 +00:00Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 9:39
- During running of applicationbRaNdOn– bRaNdOn2014-06-05 09:41:21 +00:00Commented Jun 5, 2014 at 9:41
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You can find the full file path of the actual executing assembly using this line:
string appFolderPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location); Getting the path of your Resources folder from there shouldn't be hard... if I had know where you added it, I could have helped further. If you added it into the root directory of the project, then you should be able to access the correct file path doing something like this:
using System.IO; ... string resourcesFolderPath = Path.Combine( Directory.GetParent(appFolderPath).Parent.FullName, "Resources"); 
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bRaNdOn
the output of this code is in debug folder is there another way to locate it dynamically?
Sheridan
Really? You don't know how to manipulate a
string file path? See my updated answer.bRaNdOn
I will test it on installed application in my computer hope it didnt get any errors like it did before
All situations where you need to find things based on the running application, normaly I would look at reflection.
Say you want the folder below your executable, I would call something like
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location to determine where you are running and exend that path to go to a relative subpath.
