C#, Open Folder and Select the file

Question

the following code produces a file not found exception.

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(
    "explorer.exe /select," 
    + listView1.SelectedItems[0].SubItems[1].Text + "\\" 
    + listView1.SelectedItems[0].Text);

how can I get this command to execute in c#?

Answer 1

You need to put the arguments to pass ("/select etc") in the second parameter of the Start method.

Answer 2

Use this method:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/h6ak8zt5.aspx

Process.Start(String, String)

First argument is an application (explorer.exe), second method argument are arguments of the application you run.

For example:

in CMD: explorer.exe -p

in C#: Process.Start("explorer.exe", "-p")

Answer 3

Use "/select,c:\file.txt"

Notice there should be a comma after /select instead of space..

Answer 4

        // suppose that we have a test.txt at E:\
        string filePath = @"E:\test.txt";
        if (!File.Exists(filePath))
        {
            return;
        }

        // combine the arguments together
        // it doesn't matter if there is a space after ','
        string argument = @"/select, " + filePath;

        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("explorer.exe", argument);

Answer 5

Just my 2 cents worth, if your filename contains spaces, ie "c:\My File Contains Spaces.txt", you'll need to surround the filename with quotes otherwise explorer will assume that the othe words are different arguments...

string argument = "/select, \"" + filePath +"\"";

Answer 6

Thanks Adrian : works very well !