Hi,
I am plaiyng a wav file through the following code...
SoundPlayer player = new SoundPlayer();
string path = "C:\\windows\\media\\ringin.wav";
player.SoundLocation = path; //Set the path
player.Play();

Now, instead of "C:\\windows\\media\\ringin.wav" path , I have created a Media folder in my Project Directory where I have copied this wav file. And in the code I want to use path of the Media folder of my Project .
I tried "\media.." or @"media" but no success.

Can Anybody tell me how I can specify the path in windows application.

Hi,

Try

string path = @"..\..\Media\ringin.wav";

or to use the other sample provided;

string path = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"..\..\Media\file.ext";

Your program is running from E:\Projects\MyProject\Project1.0\WindowsProject\bin\Debug\ but you have created the Media folder at E:\Projects\MyProject\Project1.0\WindowsProject so you need to go up two levels before trying to get to the media folder. The "..\..\" should walk you back up two levels.

However, if this is not the same structure you intend to use when you deploy your app, you would be best to move the media folder and make it the same as the structure you intend of production machines.

Hi,

I am getting Path as
E:\Projects\MyProject\Project1.0\WindowsProject\bin\Debug\ \media\ringin.wav ( as I am in debug mode)

Where as this file is located at E:\Projects\MyProject\Project1.0\WindowsProject\ media\ringin.wav

Can I directly get the same psath..or I have to use string operations for it?

Hi,

Try

string path = @"..\..\Media\ringin.wav";

or to use the other sample provided;

string path = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"..\..\Media\file.ext";

Your program is running from E:\Projects\MyProject\Project1.0\WindowsProject\bin\Debug\ but you have created the Media folder at E:\Projects\MyProject\Project1.0\WindowsProject so you need to go up two levels before trying to get to the media folder. The "..\..\" should walk you back up two levels.

However, if this is not the same structure you intend to use when you deploy your app, you would be best to move the media folder and make it the same as the structure you intend of production machines.

string path = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + @"..\..\Media\file.ext";
will concatinate path with ..\..\Media\file.ext ...

Any other way I can do this...?

Have you tested it? The "..\" path takes you back one relative folder. Eg "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\..\..\Program Files" is like saying from "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET" go back 2 folders to ""C:\" and then go to the "Program Files" folder.

If you add the wav file into the project, you can use the relative path like @”…\...\media\file.exe�?

If you are not sure the relative path, you can use the Uri.makeRelativeUri method.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/csharpgeneral/thread/954346c8-cbe8-448c-80d0-d3fc27796e9c

A similar thread: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/csharpgeneral/thread/464a4d2a-aaeb-4d07-9863-b8a8002404c1

Best regards,

Ling Wang

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