FindExecutable : Environment Settings « Development Class « C# / C Sharp

FindExecutable

        


using System;
using System.IO;

static class SssUtils
{
    public static string FindExecutable(string name)
    {
        string systemPath = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH");

        if (systemPath == null)
            systemPath = "";

        // Search all directories in path
        foreach (string pathItem in systemPath.Split(Path.PathSeparator))
        {
            string item = pathItem.Trim();

            if (!Directory.Exists(item))
                continue;

            string file = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(item, name));

            if (File.Exists(file))
                return Path.GetFullPath(file);
        }

        return null;
    }
}

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