launch default app (for file type) with arguments

Hi all,

I've been trying to get this to work, but haven't found a decent solution yet. What I need is to open a pdf file, in a maximized window, at a certain page. From the command line, it looks like this:

<path to acrord32.exe> /A page=N "<path to pdf file>"

However, I don't know the location of acrord32.exe on the client machine, so I use the pdf file as the parameter to run by Process.Start. The problem is that I cannot pass command line arguments anymore... Anyone has any idea on how to do this

Thanks in advance,
Cosmin.

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launch default app (for file type) with arguments

Cesar Francisco
cosminb wrote:
it's actally the same as:

Process.Start(filename, args);

That would be correct.

It seems acrobat doesn't support arguments if you are calling the file directly.

This seems to be a good resource http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Graphics/Adobe_Acrobat/Q_21152136.html qid=21152136#12198372

Looks like you'll have to look in the registry for the path to the PDF viewer and put the file path in the arguments as you were originally going to do.
hipswich
Doesn't work, it's actally the same as:

Process.Start(filename, args);
JLucio
Hmm... there has to be a better way. That's alot of work just to find out the default app for a filetype. Maybe an MVP can shed some light on this matter.
ShadowRayz
Can you please post a working example I've tried with ProcessStartInfo, but couldn't get it to work. I've also tried using the 'open' verb, with the pdf as the Filename, and passing the Arguments... No luck so far...

Thanks,
Cosmin.
azbluesky
Process p = new Process();

ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo();

psi.FileName = //...

psi.Arguments = //...

p.StartInfo = psi;

p.Start();
vgta
Process.StartInfo
launch default app (for file type) with arguments

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