App Directory

[Lanc1988]

I am trying to make an install wizard for my program, which i have completed, but now im trying to figure out how to write the code for App.Directory thing.

 

What im trying to do is that i have a list box and a web browser, when they click the item in the list box it displays in the web browser, but since i will be letting many people download my program, they might have it installed to a different directory than C:\Program Files\My Program so thats why i need this.

 

 

My friend has vb 6.0 and he used something like:

Private Sub List1_Click()

Dim directory As String

directory = App.Path & "\Quests\"

WebBrowser1.Navigate (directory & List1 & ".htm")

End Sub

 

 

 

 

And so far i have got to down to this:

Dim directory As String

directory = App.Path & "\Guides\Quests\"

AxWebBrowser3.Navigate(directory & ListBox1.Text & ".htm")

 

but i cant get the App.Path to work, it says that "app" is not declared. Can someone please tell me whats wrong with my code?

[dynamic_sysop]

you need Application.StartupPath

eg:

 
AxWebBrowser3.Navigate(Application.StartupPath & "\" & ListBox1.Text & ".htm")

[Lanc1988]

ok, thx alot that should really help me alot.

[Lanc1988]

i have a slight problem.. now when i click the item in the list box it says "page cannot be displayed" in the webbrowser, then i click on other items in the list box and it says the same thing.

 

any ideas?

[PlausiblyDamp]

Are the files in the same folder as the application or in sub-folders? If they are in sub-folders you will need to append those to the StartUp path as well.

[Lanc1988]

yes, i added the part for the subfolders. It works perfectly now, thx everyone.

[Lanc1988]

I have one more problem and that is with using pictures.

 

Can someone tell me how to make that code work for PictureBox? I need it to do the application path thing also.

 

Thanks.

[Lanc1988]

heres some info about it:

 

PictureBox1

 

Treasure.jpg

[Lanc1988]

someone please post the code for this.. i really need it so i can release the first version of my program.

[PlausiblyDamp]

picturebox1.Image=system.Drawing.Image.FromFile("path here")

 

should do it I think.

[Lanc1988]

thx alot.

[darknuke]

System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory

 

:)