topic Re: Get ArcMap installation directory in ArcObjects SDK Questions

Get ArcMap installation directory

bojko108 — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:23:39 GMT

Hello!

I was wondering if there is a way to find the directory path where ArcMap is installed. Is there a key in the registry or a method in ArcObjects which can tell me the path to the directory where ArcMap is installed?

I've developed an AddIn which is installed on different machines with different configurations - ArcMap is installed in different places. I want to get the path to the addins directory at runtime (ideally located here: C:\Program Files (x86)\ArcGIS\Desktop10.6\bin\Addins).

Thanks

Re: Get ArcMap installation directory

GKmieliauskas — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 05:34:08 GMT

Hi,

Have you tried this:

System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Windows.Forms.Application.ExecutablePath);

It works from add-in.

Re: Get ArcMap installation directory

bojko108 — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:19:08 GMT

Thanks! I completely forgot about .net framework. Another way to get the directory is by:

AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory