.net launching process with path and arguments

Question

paths are relative to current directory. I've tried tens of combinations of quoting, not quoting, changing to parent directory and removing the .., but I always get a FileNotFound error.

bridge_process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(
    @"../Tools/RunHidden",
    @"../My-Bridge.bat");

Answer 1

Instead of passing a relative directory, why not pass a fully-qualified path? You can use the static methods on the Path class in the System.IO namespace to help you create the path.

Answer 2

"Current directory" can in some cases be c:\windows\system32 in my experience.

Try this:

    string fullapppath = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location;
    string apppath = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(fullapppath);

    string path1 = System.IO.Path.Combine(apppath, @"../Tools/RunHidden");
    string path2 = System.IO.Path.Combine(apppath, @"../My-Bridge.bat");

    bridge_process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(path1, path2);