path.GetFullPath and form maximum height

[danyeungw]

I have two questions:

First, according to this link http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.path.getfullpath.aspx, path.GetFullPath should get the full path where my application is located. But when I use
path.GetFullPath("\") is my application, I got only "C:\". Why?

Second, I want the form can be sized the width but not the height in run time. The form original size is width 498 and height 188. When I type 188 in the height maximum size, the form width size automatically changed to 122 and not allow my to type in 498 in design mode. What did I miss?

Thanks.
DanYeung

 

[infidel]

GetFullPath gets the full absolute path for a given partial path. So GetFullPath("\") should return "C:\" assuming you're current directory is on C:.

I think what you want is Application.ExecutablePath

I'm not sure about the second part. To enforce maximum heights in VB6 I used to check check height in Resize and set to my maximum if it was more than that. Not sure about VB.NET. Hopefully someone else can help with that one.

 

[danyeungw]

There is no ExecutablePath in Application. What did I miss? Thanks.

DanYeung

 

[infidel]

When I execute this line of code:

MsgBox(Application.ExecutablePath)

I see the path to my exe in a message box.

I am fairly new to VB.NET, just trying to help. Perhaps a more experienced user can help?

 

[danyeungw]

Is ExecutablePath in your app.config file?

DanYeung

 

[JohnH]

If you only want the path without the executable filename you can go with the StartupPath property of Application class.

 

[infidel]

Is ExecutablePath in your app.config file?

DanYeung

Not that I know of. I didn't even know I had an app.config file. (Told you I'm new! )

I see you're on Version 1.1 of the Framework. I'm on 2.0 (vs.net 2005). Maybe it's a new property? But surely there must be something simliar. In VB6 they had App.Path.

 

[JuggaloBrotha]

as JohnH has already pointed out:
Application.StartupPath works on both .net 1.0 and 2.0

 

[danyeungw]

What do I have to import in order by get Application.StartupPath and / or Application.ExecutablePath? I got "StartupPath is not
System.Web.HttpApplicationState". I indcluded the following imports:

Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.HttpApplication
Imports System.Web.HttpApplicationState

What did I miss?

Thanks.
DanYeung

 

[JohnH]

For ASP.Net can do code server.mappath(".")
Be sure to ask in appropriate forum, winapps and webapps are very different.

 

[danyeungw]

Sorry, I was asking winapp. I just happened to tried on the webapp last. There is no IntelliSense for application in a winapp. What do I miss?

Thansk.
DanYeung

 

[JohnH]

As you know the Application class is from System.Windows.Forms namespace, so perhaps your winapp project is not a winforms project?