Directory Structure

Mechano · Post by **Mechano** » 08 Dec 2005, 12:04

HdB · Post by **HdB** » 08 Dec 2005, 12:50

StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(TheFullFilePathHere);

Eg. 'c:\thedir\thefile.txt'

Or is that not what you meant? Not quite sure what you mean.

Mechano · Post by **Mechano** » 08 Dec 2005, 13:23

That is what I meant, but here is the problem, I can't use the Full path of the file. My app uses an installation file to install and the user can choose any directory to install his/her app into. Now, if the user doesn't install into the default directory, the path will be different.

If I want to be in the same folder as my app, i use Application.StartupPath

But in this case I want to go up one level in the dir tree and then into the extra folder...etc etc

I have to do it programmaticaly

HdB · Post by **HdB** » 08 Dec 2005, 13:32

So, the installation file creates this extra directory as well? Is the directory always in the same place RELATIVE to the application path?

If so, just chop of a bit of the StartupPath, using substring, and lastindexof("\"), until you have the parent folder of the extra folder.

I'm confusing myself

Mechano · Post by **Mechano** » 08 Dec 2005, 13:36

You might be conf yourself by it makes sense to me.

The dirs are always in the same way relative to each other. My Project Manager asked me to build the directory structure like this so now I have to make it work

HdB · Post by **HdB** » 08 Dec 2005, 13:44

OK, then you should just chop of a bit of the StartupPath, then add the bit of the other file's path to that, and the file name.

Law · Post by **Law** » 09 Dec 2005, 07:25

just use relative adressing fool. the relative adress i think would be ../extras/stuff/file.txt

Mechano · Post by **Mechano** » 09 Dec 2005, 08:36

Whoa!!! That was just to easy....I do feel like a fool now, didn't even know about something called relative adressing up to now...

Tx dude

Law · Post by **Law** » 09 Dec 2005, 08:51

np man. always willing to help