How to get the current directory path of application's shortcut
c#, console-application
Solution
If adding a COM Object reference is not a problem , Add COM Object Reference - Windows Script Host Object Model
i ran this code in my desktop folder and it did work. for current folder use - `Environment.CurrentDirectory`
using System;
using System.IO;
using IWshRuntimeLibrary; //COM object -Windows Script Host Object Model
namespace csCon
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Folder is set to Desktop
string dir = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop);
var di = new DirectoryInfo(dir);
FileInfo[] fis = di.GetFiles();
if (fis.Length > 0)
{
foreach (FileInfo fi in fis)
{
if (fi.FullName.EndsWith("lnk"))
{
IWshShell shell = new WshShell();
var lnk = shell.CreateShortcut(fi.FullName) as IWshShortcut;
if (lnk != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Link name: {0}", lnk.FullName);
Console.WriteLine("link target: {0}", lnk.TargetPath);
Console.WriteLine("link working: {0}", lnk.WorkingDirectory);
Console.WriteLine("description: {0}", lnk.Description);
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Code Reference from Forum : http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/658928-c%23-resolve-lnk-files/
Problem
I want to get the current directory path but not of the application location but of it's shortcut location. I tried these but they return the application's location. ``` Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(); Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase); Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location); Path.GetDirectoryName(Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()[0]); ```