Config file for plugin

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Hi!

I'm writing a plugin in C# for a CAD program used its SDK.
The plugin will be a DLL of course.

I would like to create an ini file that contain the settings of the plugin.
So I need the directory of the plugin?
How can I get that directory that contain the dll file?

Thank you in advance for your help.

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What I have tried:

I have tried to look for a solution on the web. But I haven't found yet.

Posted 14-Jun-17 7:24am

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Updated 14-Jun-17 7:38am

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RickZeeland · Answer 1 · 2017-06-14T07:38:00

Solution 1

You can use:

C#

Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase

But it will need some cleaning up, as it starts with "file:///".
See here for more information: Assembly.CodeBase Property (System.Reflection)[^]

Posted 14-Jun-17 7:38am

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RickZeeland 15-Jun-17 15:26pm

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