how to get system path in c#

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C:\Documents and Settings\purplelab>path

PATH=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WBEM;c:\Program Files\Mi
crosoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS
\Binn\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\
AGL

how to get these paths in c#?

Posted 4-Nov-12 23:44pm

manuthebos

Updated 5-Nov-12 6:51am

fjdiewornncalwe

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Suraj S Koneri 5-Nov-12 5:45am

clearly mention what you want to ask..

manuthebos 5-Nov-12 6:07am

when we type the "path" on command prompt these location are printed. i want to get programmatically these directories location.

MT_ 5-Nov-12 6:56am

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Solution 1

Hi
you can get filepaths and system filepaths using the C# directories class

here is a link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.directory.aspx[^]

Happy Coding!

Storxstar

Posted 4-Nov-12 23:46pm

Storxstar

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manuthebos 5-Nov-12 6:02am

which function is to be used ?

[no name] 5-Nov-12 6:08am

http://www.dotnetperls.com/path

Solution 3

The answer is clearly mentioned in
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/77zkk0b6.aspx

Read the link carefully.

Posted 5-Nov-12 2:41am

Sajeesh Payolam

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MT_ · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-05T00:26:00

Solution 2

You can use

C#

Console.WriteLine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("Path"));

This will give you path as you want.

Hope that helps. If it does, mark the answe /upvote.

Thanks
Milind

Posted 5-Nov-12 0:26am

MT_