SpecialDirectories.ProgramFiles Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Source:: SpecialDirectories.vb

Source:: SpecialDirectories.vb

Source:: SpecialDirectories.vb

Important

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Gets a path pointing to the Program Files directory.

public:
 static property System::String ^ ProgramFiles { System::String ^ get(); };

public static string ProgramFiles { get; }

static member ProgramFiles : string

Public Shared ReadOnly Property ProgramFiles As String

Property Value

String

The path to the Program Files directory.

Exceptions

DirectoryNotFoundException

The path is empty, usually because the operating system does not support the directory.

Examples

This example displays the path for the Program Files directory in a MessageBox.

MsgBox(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.ProgramFiles)

Remarks

The SpecialDirectories object contains paths to commonly referenced directories. The Program Files directory contains the computer's program files.

Applies to