file paths and verbatim literals problem

[CroDude]

Hi!

I have and issue with passing quoted path to a extern application via
Process.Start.
When I pass argument as:
@" -o c:\test.tif c:\_script.txt c:\test.jpg "

everything works fine but I have to pass paths in quotes ... it must look
like this:

-o "c:\test.tif " "c:\_script.txt" "c:\test.jpg "

so I write this:
@" -o ""c:\test.tif"" ""c:\_script.txt"" ""c:\test.jpg"" "

but output then looks like this:
" -o \"c:\\test.tif\" \"c:\\_script.txt\" \"c:\\test.jpg\" "

as You see I got double backshlashes and single backslashes on a places
where they shouldn't be.
Any suggestions .... I'm really stuck .... again!
Thanks!

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

CroDude <di***********@zg.htnet.hr> wrote:

I have and issue with passing quoted path to a extern application via
Process.Start.
When I pass argument as:
@" -o c:\test.tif c:\_script.txt c:\test.jpg "

everything works fine but I have to pass paths in quotes ... it must look
like this:

-o "c:\test.tif " "c:\_script.txt" "c:\test.jpg "

so I write this:
@" -o ""c:\test.tif"" ""c:\_script.txt"" ""c:\test.jpg"" "

but output then looks like this:
" -o \"c:\\test.tif\" \"c:\\_script.txt\" \"c:\\test.jpg\" "

as You see I got double backshlashes and single backslashes on a places
where they shouldn't be.
Any suggestions .... I'm really stuck .... again!

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/s....html#debugger

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[Ciaran]

Try using this:

"-o \"c:\\test.tif \" \"c:\\_script.txt\" \"c:\\test.jpg \""

Ciaran

"CroDude" <di***********@zg.htnet.hr> wrote in message
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Hi!

I have and issue with passing quoted path to a extern application via
Process.Start.
When I pass argument as:
@" -o c:\test.tif c:\_script.txt c:\test.jpg "

everything works fine but I have to pass paths in quotes ... it must look
like this:

-o "c:\test.tif " "c:\_script.txt" "c:\test.jpg "

so I write this:
@" -o ""c:\test.tif"" ""c:\_script.txt"" ""c:\test.jpg"" "

but output then looks like this:
" -o \"c:\\test.tif\" \"c:\\_script.txt\" \"c:\\test.jpg\" "

as You see I got double backshlashes and single backslashes on a places
where they shouldn't be.
Any suggestions .... I'm really stuck .... again!
Thanks!

[CroDude]

Interesting and helpfull!

Thanks ... It works fine!
"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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CroDude <di***********@zg.htnet.hr> wrote:

I have and issue with passing quoted path to a extern application via
Process.Start.
When I pass argument as:
@" -o c:\test.tif c:\_script.txt c:\test.jpg "

everything works fine but I have to pass paths in quotes ... it must look like this:

-o "c:\test.tif " "c:\_script.txt" "c:\test.jpg "

so I write this:
@" -o ""c:\test.tif"" ""c:\_script.txt"" ""c:\test.jpg"" "

but output then looks like this:
" -o \"c:\\test.tif\" \"c:\\_script.txt\" \"c:\\test.jpg\" "

as You see I got double backshlashes and single backslashes on a places
where they shouldn't be.
Any suggestions .... I'm really stuck .... again!

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/s....html#debugger

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too