Is there a way to get to sitecore settings through code.
The specific setting I'm interested in is the data Folder path.
Is there a way to get to sitecore settings through code.
The specific setting I'm interested in is the data Folder path.
Yes. Look at the Sitecore.Configuration.Settings class (which is your entry point to the Sitecore settings), and use the static DataFolder property:
string dataFolder = Sitecore.Configuration.Settings.DataFolder;