Small C# issue.

[Creelers]

I'm programming an application which also happens to start Crysis 2, however a small problem with starting the application is that I need to use "\b" which create some sort of special character.

            Process crysis2 = new Process();
            crysis2.StartInfo.FileName = "Crysis2";
            crysis2.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @path+"\bin32";
            crysis2.Start();

Where path = D:\Steam\steamapps\common\crysis2

I know that isn't where the problem is, it's with that \b thing, and I can't seem to figure out away around it.

 

[tntcoder]

Just use a double backslash to escape the special character or use another @ symbol.

eg
crysis2.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @path+"\\bin32";
or
crysis2.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @path + @"\bin32";

That should do the trick

 

[Creelers]

Just use a double backslash to escape the special character or use another @ symbol.

eg
crysis2.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @path+"\\bin32";
or
crysis2.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = @path + @"\bin32";

That should do the trick

I didn't even think of that

Thanks.

 

[Haircut]

You really shouldn't use methods like that to combine paths.
.NET comes with various classes to help with file and path manipulation.

crysis2.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = System.IO.Path.Combine(path, "bin32");

Should do what you want.

 

[NathanE]

Use C# Object Initializers for full "it makes R#'er go green" XP points.

using System.IO;

...

var proc = new Process {
   StartInfo.FileName = "Crysis2",
   StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = Path.Combine(path, "bin32")
};

proc.Start();

 

[Creelers]

Thanks guys.

 

[Dj_Jestar]

Use C# Object Initializers for full "it makes R#'er go green" XP points.

using System.IO;

...

var proc = new Process {
   StartInfo.FileName = "Crysis2",
   StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = Path.Combine(path, "bin32")
};

proc.Start();

That won't compile (at least on 3.5 ) need to use:

using System.IO;

...

var proc = new Process {
   StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo {
      FileName = "Crysis2",
      WorkingDirectory = Path.Combine(path, "bin32")
   }
};

proc.Start();