vb.net - WPF - URI relative to currentdirectory? -

i'm converting windows forms vb project wpf 1 (a diary program). in windows forms version, displayed images in picturebox, , pass either full path or path relative my.computer.filesystem.currentdirectory - picturebox work out.

in new wpf version, i'd same. however, works absolute, not relative paths:

dim thebitmap new bitmapimage thebitmap.begininit() thebitmap.urisource = new uri(theurl, urikind.relativeorabsolute) thebitmap.endinit() theimage.source = thebitmap 

just confirm, images aren't resources, aren't available @ design time, can't copy them solution, , don't want locate them in executable's directory (uac won't let me without running admin anyway guess)

everything i've read here , elsewhere wpf uris seems suggest can relative executable directory, or working directory, seems can set in project->debug page @ design time - not want.

can wpf consider uri relative currentdirectory, or have write own test it?

many thanks

nick

edit

by way, test using in meantime is:

if io.file.exists(databaselocation & "\" & theurl)   'must relative url   thebitmap.urisource = new uri(databaselocation & "\" & theurl,urikind.absolute)  else   'must absolute url   thebitmap.urisource = new uri(theurl, urikind.absolute)  end if 

you should able convert path relative current directory absolute path doing following:

path.combine(directory.getcurrentdirectory(), relativepath) 

then use resulting path create absolute uri can use.

edit: given requirement incoming path either absolute path or path relative current directory, suggest writing utility helper method such following:

/// <summary> /// given file system path, return absolute uri representing path. /// </summary> /// <param name="path">the file system path turn uri</param> /// <returns> /// if provided path absolute, returns absolute uri representing path. /// if provided path relative, returns absolute uri representing path relative current directory. /// </returns> /// <exception cref="argumentnullexception">the provided path value null</exception> /// <exception cref="argumentexception">the provided path value empty string or invalid file system path</exception> public static uri getabsoluteuri(string path) {     if (path == null) throw new argumentnullexception("path");     if (path == string.empty) throw new argumentexception("path cannot empty string.", "path");      uri uri;     if (uri.trycreate(path, urikind.absolute, out uri))     {         return uri;     }     if (uri.trycreate(path, urikind.relative, out uri))     {         uri baseuri = new uri(directory.getcurrentdirectory(), urikind.absolute);         uri newuri;         if (uri.trycreate(baseuri, uri, out newuri))         {             return newuri;         }     }      throw new argumentexception("the provided path not converted uri.", "path"); } 

you give of paths method , absolute uri should able use. written, throw exception if pass invalid path, can customize want.

edit: forgot question vb , not c#. have attempted convert method vb. forgive me if not right not have experience vb.

public shared function getabsoluteuri(path string) uri     if (path nothing)         throw new argumentnullexception("path")     end if     if (path = string.empty)         throw new argumentexception("path cannot empty string.", "path")     end if      dim inuri uri = nothing     if (uri.trycreate(path, urikind.absolute, inuri))         return inuri     end if     if (uri.trycreate(path, urikind.relative, inuri))         dim baseuri uri = new uri(directory.getcurrentdirectory(), urikind.absolute)         dim newuri uri = nothing         if (uri.trycreate(baseuri, inuri, newuri))             return newuri         end if     end if      throw new argumentexception("the provided path not converted uri.", "path") end function