How do you open a file from outside program?

How do you open a file from outside program?

• ashok-or

  if you mean in terms of running a process then you need to use the Process class in System.Diagnostics namespace to kick off that file:

  System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("path\filename.ext");

  you can also further customize the way the process should start, give parameters and redirect inputs and outputs using the assistant class, ProcessStartInfo:

  http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.processstartinfo.aspx

  
  
  

• Tengu

  you can do like this

  static void Main(string[] args)

  {

  'args[0] : it will return the full file path you try to open . then you can do as needed to show the file.

  Application.EnableVisualStyles();

  Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);

  Application.Run(new frmMain());

  }

   

  
  
  

• Raulsassaa

  After a ton of searching I found the answer; just have to use Environment.Commandline to get the filename and handle it.

  
  
• How do you open a file from outside program?