C#

bfis108137 wrote:

The file just sits in the program folder

bfis108137 wrote:

(I used Application.StartupPath) points me to the user folder of the active user if I am not mistaken

bfis108137 wrote:

So I thought I would access the registry entry that I put in order for it to start up at startup but I get access denied.

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string keyName = @"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment\";
string path = (string)Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(keyName).GetValue("variablename", "", RegistryValueOptions.DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames);

bfis108137 wrote:

Like I said I used Application.StartupPath and it works but only when I start it
myself. When it runs automatically at startup, "Application.StartupPath" points
to c:\users\current user.

bfis108137 wrote:

Where I got stuck was trying to retrieve the variable. It would require
elevation as well which was unacceptable.

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            TestClass tc = new TestClass();
            tc.ReadFile();
            tc.WriteFile();          
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            string path = Application.StartupPath + @"\CurrentFolderTest.exe";
            RegistryKey key = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run", true);
            File.WriteAllText("path.txt", Application.StartupPath);
            key.SetValue("foldertest", path);
        }

public void WriteFile()
        {
            File.WriteAllText("test.txt", DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString() + DateTime.Now.Millisecond.ToString());
        }
        public void ReadFile()
        {
            try
            {
                string test = File.ReadAllText("test.txt");
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                File.WriteAllText("error.txt", ex.Message);
            }
        }

static void Main(string[] args)
    {
    Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
    BackgroundWorker work = new BackgroundWorker();
    work.DoWork += new DoWorkEventHandler(work_DoWork);
    work.RunWorkerAsync();
    if (Console.ReadLine() == "")
        {
        Console.WriteLine("Aborted");
        }
    }

static void work_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
    int i = 0;
    while (i < 100)
        {
        Thread.Sleep(500);
        Console.WriteLine(i++);
        }
    }