❔ Process.Start doesn't open directory
I am looking for a generalized way of opening directories through C# application.
Most of the stackoverflow answers, such as this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1746079/how-can-i-open-windows-explorer-to-a-certain-directory-from-within-a-wpf-app/30939461#30939461, say
Process.Start(<directory>) should work.
But I get exception:
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: 'An error occurred trying to start process 'file:///C:/dev/directory' with working directory '<workingdirectory>'. The system cannot find the file specified.'I am able to open the directory by
Process.Start("explorer", "C:/dev/directory"). So, why is the other way not working?
Is the answer for an older version of C# or am I doing something wrong?Stack Overflow
How can I open Windows Explorer to a certain directory from within ...
In a WPF application, when a user clicks on a button I want to open the Windows explorer to a certain directory, how do I do that?
I would expect something like this:
Windows.OpenExplorer("c:\tes...
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that answer is only for .NET 4.x, it is wrong for newer versions of .NET
you would need to use since the default value is
false in newer versions of .NET
or, you can use explorer.exe directly as you did, and that's also finealso, i don;t think
file:///C:/dev/directory is a valid path for itWas this issue resolved? If so, run
/close - otherwise I will mark this as stale and this post will be archived until there is new activity.