File Exists in WPF

Question

if (!File.Exists("SomeFile.exe"))
{
//Does not exists
}

I have SomeFile.exe in the same path as the exe but the result is Does not Exists.

This does not happen in Windows Form, does something change?

Answer 1

If your testing it from VS then the current directory is the Project dir not the release/debug folder (where your exe is)

Answer 2

Try this to get the file in the executables directory.

string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location);
string filePath = Path.Combine(directory, "SomeFile.exe");

if (!File.Exists(filePath))
{
    // 1337 code here plx.
}