How to get full file path from file name

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Hi can anybody please provide proper answer for "How to get full file path from file name?"
Ex: I provide: string filename = @"test.txt";
I Required: Full File Path = C:\Windows\ABC\Test\test.txt

Posted 1-Nov-12 0:53am

p.ranjeeth

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Om Prakash Pant 1-Nov-12 6:59am

Your question is not clear. you provide file name and you need full path of file?
test.tx is in same folder?

p.ranjeeth 1-Nov-12 7:53am

My requirement is we will install our application in merchant system, it will load application exe file in that system. I need to locate that exe file.

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2012-11-01T00:57:00

Solution 1

Try this:

C#

string full = System.IO.File.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + "\\" + "test.txt";

Hope this helps.

Posted 1-Nov-12 0:57am

Thomas Daniels

Updated 1-Nov-12 1:00am

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hitesh_tech · Answer 2 · 2012-11-01T00:57:00

Solution 2

Use

C#

System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(filename);

to get full file path from file name .

Posted 1-Nov-12 0:57am

hitesh_tech

Pete O'Hanlon · Answer 3 · 2012-11-01T01:00:00

Solution 3

From that, you can't get the full path from the filename, unless the file is present in your current working directory. If this is the case, you can use Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location.

Posted 1-Nov-12 1:00am

Pete O'Hanlon