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.NET Forum / Windows Forms / Design Time / February 2005Determining Path to Project File at Design Time
I am running into several situations where I need to determine the full path to the "current" project file at design-time within VS.NET. For example, I've written a custom component that, based on user input, creates and adds a dataset definition file to it's project. I've come up with a way of doing this, but I don't like it; it feels very kludgy. Is there some design-time service that I can access to get the project file path? Or, if that's not available, how about a service that can give me a reference to the project's assembly? Thanx in advance for any help/advice. - Mark Hi Mark, Thanks for your posting!! I think VS.net design-time classes did not expose this function. We should use VS.net IDE automation to query this information through Design-time code. We may loop through the current project and get the current project's ProjectItem object, then use ProjectItem.FullPath property to get the directory path information. To get more information about how to automate VS.net IDE in design-time code, please refer to the article below: "Reading the ASP.NET Web.config file Design Time" http://blogs.madtechnology.net/chris/archive/2004/07/20/432.aspx Hope this helps ================================================== Thank you for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to post it in the group. I am standing by to be of assistance. Best regards, Jeffrey Tan Microsoft Online Partner Support  SignatureGet Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights. Jeffrey, Thanx for the quick reply. The reference you cite is very similar to what I do already (which I still feel is kludgy/ugly). But if it's the best technique available, well, c'est la vie! Does anyone else have any other suggestions? I've toyed with adding a custom service to my designers, which would probably work, but it sure seems like this is a very common need whenever you need to interact with the designtime environment. I realize that there isn't a single type of designtime environment, but still, maybe this could be added as a feature. - Mark IMO, the only possible way to do this is what you've been using, interacting with the EnvDTE class. SignatureJoey Calisay http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/ > Jeffrey, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > - Mark Hi Mark, Thanks for your feedback!! Yes, I agree with Joey that VS.net IDE automation should be the only available way of retrieving this information. Anyway, let's wait to see if other community members have any good suggestion. Thanks Best regards, Jeffrey Tan Microsoft Online Partner Support SignatureGet Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights. Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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