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To obtain the working directory of a WinForms application, you can use the following process:

1. In the code, add the following line:

   string workingDirectory = Environment.CurrentDirectory;

   This will set the working directory to the current directory of the application.

2. If you want to define a specific working directory, you can use the following line instead:

   string workingDirectory = @"C:\MyFolder";

   This will set the working directory to the specified folder.

3. To use the working directory in your application, you can reference the workingDirectory variable in your code:

   string filePath = Path.Combine(workingDirectory, "myfile.txt");

   This will create a file path using the working directory and the specified file name.

4. If you need to change the working directory during runtime, you can use the following code:

   Environment.CurrentDirectory = @"C:\NewFolder";

   This will set the working directory to the specified folder.

By following these steps, you can obtain and define the working directory of a WinForms application in .NET.