How to download file to a sepcific folder in project C#

Question

When I try to download an excel file using C# Web client the default saved location is the bin folder

  public void downloadCSVResult(string ssid,string thoken)
    {


        using (var client = new WebClient())
        {
            client.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(ssid, thoken);
            string url= "https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/"+ssid+"/SMS/Messages.csv";
            client.DownloadFile("https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/"+ssid+"/SMS/Messages.csv", "Messages.csv");

        }
        Process.Start(@"\\SMSLogs");

I have added a folder called SMSLogs inside the project and I want to download to this specific folder

But When I try to download and to open the folder using explorer :

client.DownloadFile("https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/"+ssid+"/SMS/Messages.csv", "SMSLogs\\Messages.csv");

        }
        Process.Start(@"\\SMSLogs");

I receive an error

{"Could not find a part of the path 'C:\SMSLogs\Messages.csv'."}

But I don't want to save it in the C: directory because once I give the application to the client , It be good to have a directory called SMSLogs and inside of it the excel file

What I'm doing wrong?

Thanks

@David wrong path : SMSLogs\\Messages.csv – napi15 Mar 10 '17 at 23:10 — napi15, Mar 10 '17 at 23:10
@David Edited the error message – napi15 Mar 10 '17 at 23:13 — napi15, Mar 10 '17 at 23:13
You must create the folder if it doesn't exist. – Bent Tranberg Mar 10 '17 at 23:25 — Bent Tranberg, Mar 10 '17 at 23:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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I think this is what you are looking for. Here is a good reference for routing to the base folder in an application: Best way to get application folder path.

 string filePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath) + @"\SMSLogs\";

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Mar 10 '17 at 23:17

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How to download file to a sepcific folder in project C#

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