Application.ExecutablePath Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Gets the path for the executable file that started the application, including the executable name.

public:
 static property System::String ^ ExecutablePath { System::String ^ get(); };

public static string ExecutablePath { get; }

static member ExecutablePath : string

Public Shared ReadOnly Property ExecutablePath As String

Property Value

String

The path and executable name for the executable file that started the application.

This path will be different depending on whether the Windows Forms application is deployed using ClickOnce. ClickOnce applications are stored in a per-user application cache in the C:\Documents and Settings\username directory. For more information, see Accessing Local and Remote Data in ClickOnce Applications.