start/open windows explorer from code

30 Mar 2006 1:27 PM

mikemeamail

Hi,

I wish i could start the windows explorer control directly from the
code but i was not able to find the right way to do it.
Could anybody help me please ?
Thanks a lot,
Mike

30 Mar 2006 1:37 PM

Jason Hales

Include reference to System.Diagnostics: using System.Diagnostics;

and then: Process myProcess = Process.Start("Explorer.exe");

31 Mar 2006 4:29 AM

Cerebrus

Hi Mike,

To add to Jason's solution :

You probably want to open a specific folder using Windows Explorer,
therefore :
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Process.Start("Explorer.exe", "C:\Windows")
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Here the second string is the argument passed to Explorer.exe.

Regards,

Cerebrus.

31 Mar 2006 7:14 AM

mikemeamail

Oh thanks a log guys, that's perfect !!

Cerebrus wrote:
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> Hi Mike,
>
> To add to Jason's solution :
>
> You probably want to open a specific folder using Windows Explorer,
> therefore :
> -----------------------------------
> Process.Start("Explorer.exe", "C:\Windows")
> -----------------------------------
>
> Here the second string is the argument passed to Explorer.exe.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cerebrus.