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user2754890
user2754890

Reputation: 11

C# Adding Program To Run Will Not Add Full Path

There is something weird with the way I add to registry run.

When I use 

 private static string AppPath = new Uri((System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase)).LocalPath;

to set the path in run registry it worked fine, but if folder name is "c#" for example the added key will be cut before # so should be :

c:/desktop/c#/myprogram.exe but it's

c:/desktop/c

What's the problem can you guys help?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 77

Answers (3)

MBender
MBender

Reputation: 5650

This happens because the # character gets encoded in the Uri and becomes %23 instead.

I'm not sure why you want to use Uri to get the location of the executable. There is a better way (as nightsnaker posted).

However, if you must use an Uri (for whatever reason), you can get the full path by doing something like this:

        string s = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase;
        Uri u = new Uri(s);
        string local = u2.LocalPath+u2.Fragment.Replace('/','\\');

Upvotes: 0

Tim
Tim

Reputation: 15237

I can't duplicate what you're seeing. I think maybe you're missing some information:

var uri = new Uri("c:/desktop/c#/myprogram.exe");
string raw = uri.ToString(); // "file:///c:/desktop/c%23/myprogram.exe"
string local = uri.LocalPath; // "c:\desktop\c#\myprogram.exe"

Are you sure about what's coming out of the Codebase property there?

Upvotes: 1

nightsnaker
nightsnaker

Reputation: 471

I think there is an issue with the Uri escape symbols. Try this:

string AppPath = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly ().Location;

Upvotes: 5

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