Get the file path of current application's config file

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The reason I asked this question is that I wanted to create a helper class for Remoting instantiation, and wanted to pass the appropriate app.exe.config (or web.config) file path to the RemotingConfiguration.Configure method, depending on the caller.

Is there a way I could get the name of the config file for both Win and Web apps without checking if the application is Web or WinForms?

score 28 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 04 '19 at 09:27

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You can use the ConfigurationFile property on the SetupInformation for AppDomain.CurrentDomain.

This will get either the web.config or and app.config (yourprogram.exe.config) location.

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation.ConfigurationFile

edited Sep 04 '19 at 09:27

Wai Ha Lee

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answered May 27 '14 at 05:05

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Honestly, this answer strikes me as pretty self-explanatory; the member names are incredibly descriptive. – Brian Mar 28 '16 at 19:11
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Note this is not supported in .NET Standard 2.0 – Mike Christensen Jan 13 '19 at 17:56

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 02 '10 at 11:14

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I've used

string folder = System.Web.HttpContext.Current != null ?
    System.IO.Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "App_data") :
    System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);

without problems, but maybe there is some corner cases I don't know about...

answered Jun 02 '10 at 11:14

Peter

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I have capital letter "D" for "App_Data". – John Mar 27 '15 at 13:22

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 19 '11 at 10:33

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To find the location of executing application

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;

Don't know about web case.

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answered Jun 02 '10 at 11:10

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I presume you meant `System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location + ".config"`, but actually I need a solution which would work for both apps. – dummy Jun 02 '10 at 11:12

Get the file path of current application's config file

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