How to read the text file from the Application Directory text file

c# text-files windows-applications applicationdomain
Adi picture Adi · Dec 21, 2013 · Viewed 8.6k times · Source

I have a text file in the application project classpath Directory of Windows Form Application. Now at the time of installation I am trying to write a text value into the text file. Here is my Installer class code for text file..

File.WriteAllText(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + @"\" + "ConnectionString.txt",param3);

After installation I want to retrieve the text that is entered in the "ConnectionString.txt" file and use it in the application but I am not getting how to retrieve the text value present in the text file.

Answer

santosh singh picture santosh singh · Dec 21, 2013

try the following code snippet

Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "ConnectionString.txt")

Read Text File

string result = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "ConnectionString.txt"));

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