How to find root path of wpf app and create folder on root directory for saving images?

Question

I want to save images at folder like "osc/Screenshots/EmpName/EmpId/scr.jpg"

how to create folder and save image on this path

help me

thanks in advance

take a look at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/938421/getting-the-applications-directory-from-a-wpf-application — Misters, Oct 03 '16 at 13:22
Possible duplicate of [Best way to get application folder path](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6041332/best-way-to-get-application-folder-path) — rbr94, Oct 03 '16 at 13:23
i tried that but i getting exe path but i want root path of wpf app — Saurabh Solanki, Oct 03 '16 at 13:24
Then specify your purpose. Do you want to store your files as ressources in the project or in the output directory? — rbr94, Oct 03 '16 at 13:26
In project root directory as shown in image my image path would be like "osc/Screenshots/EmpName/EmpId/scr.jpg" — Saurabh Solanki, Oct 03 '16 at 13:29
1. Put the path in the config file 2. Use it in code 3. Profit — sventevit, Oct 03 '16 at 13:42
its true but if i want to use this app in other PCs also so i cant take it as a static — Saurabh Solanki, Oct 03 '16 at 13:49

E-Bat · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-27T05:14:29.350

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To get the string representing the path:

string path = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);

Probably you want to do something like the following:

DirectoryInfo directory = new DirectoryInfo(path);

To create a new path based on root folder:

var imagePath = path + @"\MyAppName\Images"

if (!Directory.Exists(imagePath)) 
{   
   DirectoryInfo di = Directory.CreateDirectory(imagePath);
}

EDIT: As alternative you may use specials folders. For example LocalApplicationData, in this folder you can place machine scoped data of your application per user. Below the variable localData will be

C:\Users\USER_NAME\AppData\Local

where USER_NAME is the user profile.

string localData = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
var imagePath = localData + @"\Images";

if (!Directory.Exists(imagePath)) 
{   
    DirectoryInfo di = Directory.CreateDirectory(imagePath);
}

edited Dec 27 '18 at 05:14

answered Oct 03 '16 at 13:29

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it gives me the path of my exe like osc/bin/release/screenshots.... but i want to create folder in root directory osc/. – Saurabh Solanki Oct 03 '16 at 13:39
yes but it returns bin/release folder path i want root path of app – Saurabh Solanki Oct 03 '16 at 14:11
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@SaurabhSolanki, when you launch your app from Visual Studio, the root is the Release or Debug folder. When you install your application, then the root folder will be the installation folder. – E-Bat Oct 03 '16 at 14:24
thank you.....@ E-Bat Yes, it relolved my issue and it saves screenshots to the root directory of my project , but the problem is occured that after installing the application the app is installed in c:/programfiles(86)/projectfolder drive so my app can't access to that folder to write image files. due to C drive is unaccessible. – Saurabh Solanki Oct 05 '16 at 06:02
@SaurabhSolanki, you can use the specials folders available in windows. .NET provides a consistent way to access to those folders. For example ApplicationData. Have a look to my edit in the post. – E-Bat Oct 05 '16 at 12:49

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '16 at 13:22

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AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory will give you the path to your application folder.

answered Oct 03 '16 at 13:22

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it gives me the path of my exe like osc/bin/release/screenshots.... but i want to create folder in root directory osc/. – Saurabh Solanki Oct 03 '16 at 13:26

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