How to access path from winform project using c#

Question

I am trying to access the folder from winform application using the below code but its give me this path

D:\myproject\abc\bin\Debug\..\xml\list.xml

But my folder is is in this location

 D:\myproject\abc\xml\list.xml

I am using this code for access xml file

 protected void GetProcess()
 {
     var ps = Process.GetProcesses();
     pictureBox1.Visible = true;
     label2.Text = "Tracking Downloader";
     foreach (var p in ps)
     {
         try
         {
             Process[] proc = Process.GetProcessesByName(p.ProcessName);
             XDocument xdoc = XDocument.Load("..\\xml\\lst");
             var block = xdoc.Descendants("lst");
             foreach (var list in block)
             {
                 if (proc[0].MainModule.FileVersionInfo.FileDescription.Contains(list.Value) )
                 {
                     p.Kill();
                 }
             }
             //  listBox1.Items.Add(proc[0].MainModule.FileVersionInfo.FileDescription); 
         }
         catch
         {
             Console.WriteLine("Access Denied");
         }
     }
     //pictureBox1.Visible = false;
     label2.Visible = true;
     Console.ReadLine();
 }

Experts Please Help. Thanks

Answer 1

Your problem is that when running from Visual Studio, your app is running from the bin directory. A compiled application will probably run from a different place.

You probably want to add the file list.xml to the output directory, so that it will be available from wherever the app runs. You can do this in two steps:

• add a new folder "xml" under your project, and adding the file list.xml to it (use Add --> existing item from the right click context menu).
• Right click the file, select Properties and change Copy to Output Directory to Copy always.

Now, when you compile your project, your new folder and file, xml/list.xml, will be included under /bin, and you should be able to access it from wherever you run your app.