how to get host name in wpf

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May I know if anyone knows which interface could get host user name in WPF? For example: I creat a project and the item initialized with static string just like : C:\user\lcuser\xxx. But if I move this project in another PC with host-name called "mslcuser", I am sure this item will fail in initialization because the string have to be : C:\user\msuser\xxx. So how to get the host-name. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Posted 10-Apr-12 19:17pm

Leon Lv

Updated 10-Apr-12 19:23pm

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I think for doing operations like you should use APP_DATA folder. This will appropriately take care of user/host names.

APP_DATA folder can be obtained by :

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Environment.GetFolderPath Method(...)

with ,ApplicationData' as first argument

Posted 10-Apr-12 19:39pm

Lakamraju Raghuram

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Bernhard Hiller · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-10T19:35:00

That's not the "host name", but the "user name" - a big difference! The host name identifies the computer. Also, "C:\User" coukld be located elsewhere, and with Windows XP was also localised (e.g. C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Name\....).
What you need is the Environment.SpecialFolder enumeration, and you get the corresponding path by e.g. Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)