find the .exe folder in VB5

[peterd51]

Hi,

sorry this is such a simple question but I've had an hour searching here and not found an answer.

How would I find the folder that the program is running in?

For instance, one user might put the .exe on the c-drive while another puts it in their 'documents', and for this particular program I don't want to force the user to put it in a specific place. But it will need to save/load files to/from the same folder...

I have considered using the 'special' folders for storing the files but I'm not sure they'd work the same in Vista or later versions as they do in XP.

Regards
Peter

 

[vb5prgrmr]

App.Path tells you where the exe was launched from and for where you should store your files, see

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=456795

Good Luck

 

[strongm]

App.Path

 

[peterd51]

Hi,

thanks!

Peter