Process.Start(url) with anchor in the url

Question

Hi

I am trying to use Process.Start to launch a local html file in the default browser.

An example url is as follows:

"file:///C:/Documentation/HelpContent/default_CSH.htm#SectionA/Topic1.htm"

Problem is, the "#SectionA/Topic1.htm" bit gets stripped off for some reason, so that this information isn't passed to the browser. It does however work fine for a non-local url.

Does anyone know how I can get this to work or is it some sort of preventative security issue?

thanks

Answer 1

Use Process.Start on iexplore.exe, so that you can specify the URL specifically as its argument:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("iexplore.exe", @"file:///c:/dir/file.html#anchor");