WPF Desktop App Get Path to Image at Run Time

Question

.Net 4.5 WPF desktop application, goal is to add an existing image to a pdfSharp doc. First step is getting the path to the image. My image is in an Images folder under my project. I've tried:

String myPath = string.Empty;
myPath = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
myPath = myPath + "\\Images\\MyImage.png";

myPath ends up being: 
C:\\Users\\My User Name\\Documents\\LocalProjects\\MyProject\\MyProject\\bin\\Debug\\Images\\MyImage.png

Then I check using File.Exists in an If statement. It fails.

Thanks!

I thought that would be correct, however it isn't as File.Exists returns false. — Remout, Jun 07 '16 at 13:18
The none runtime path to my image is:C:\Users\My User Name\Documents\LocalProjects\MyProject\MyProject\Images\MyImage.png — Remout, Jun 07 '16 at 13:20
path of your image is different than the value of the mypath... so it fails. — atp9, Jun 07 '16 at 13:22
Please have a look at the answer in this question. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14899422/how-to-navigate-a-few-folders-up — atp9, Jun 07 '16 at 13:24
Make sure that the `Build Action` of the image file in your project is set to `Content`, and set `Copy to Output Directory` to a value other than `Do not copy`. — Clemens, Jun 07 '16 at 13:24
@Clemens. That did it, thank you! How do I mark your comment as the correct answer? — Remout, Jun 07 '16 at 13:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 07 '16 at 13:36

Make sure that the Build Action of the image file in your project is set to Content, and set Copy to Output Directory to a value other than Do not copy.

Otherwise the image file (including its relative path) won't be copied to the output directory bin\Debug\.

WPF Desktop App Get Path to Image at Run Time

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