Path to Application's Directory

GameDude · Jan 27, 2006

Is there an API call that will return the path to the directory the application is located at?

MSDN says GetCurrentDirectory should work, but when I tried using the example code for it, my compiler spit back errors at me saying the "#using <mscorlib.dll>" was an undefined preprocessor directive.

Here's the site where I found that function

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...miodirectoryclassgetcurrentdirectorytopic.asp

let me know how to fix this, or if there's another way...

chiph · Jan 27, 2006

What language are you using?
That helpfile was for .net code (C#, managed C++, Visual Basic .net, etc)

Chip H.

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GameDude · Jan 27, 2006

Apparently there were two sites for the same function. One for .net code, and one for normal C++ WinAPI code. I saw "C++" and thought it was the one I wanted. Then I found the other site with the code I REALLY wanted. Temporarily confusing...but I worked it all out.

raddog58 · Jul 15, 2006

This may be a little late, but nevertheless...

char work[MAX_PATH+1];

GetModuleFileNameEx(GetCurrentProcess(),
NULL,
work,
sizeof(work));

Another option in C/C++:

#include <stdlib.h>

char caProg[MAX_PATH+1];
strcpy(caProg, _pgmptr);

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