want to use this code in C#

[Avi G]

Hi,

i'm trying to run a program from the %ProgramFiles% with no success,what is
the problem with this code'why i can't run the program,i've to use the
%ProgramFiles%,Plz help with this code

Process Outlook_Express = new Process();
Outlook_Express.StartInfo.FileName = Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles
+ @"%programfiles%\Outlook Express\msimn.exe";
Outlook_Express.Start();

Thanks

[Artur Borecki]

"Avi G" <Av**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E9**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,

i'm trying to run a program from the %ProgramFiles% with no success,what
is
the problem with this code'why i can't run the program,i've to use the
%ProgramFiles%,Plz help with this code

Process Outlook_Express = new Process();
Outlook_Express.StartInfo.FileName =
Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles
+ @"%programfiles%\Outlook Express\msimn.exe";
Outlook_Express.Start();

RTFM.
it took mi 2 minutes to find this in help:

Process Outlook_Express = new Process();
Outlook_Express.StartInfo.FileName =
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolde r.ProgramFiles)
+ @"\Outlook Express\msimn.exe";
Outlook_Express.Start();

[Markus Stoeger]

Avi G wrote:

Hi,

i'm trying to run a program from the %ProgramFiles% with no success,what is
the problem with this code'why i can't run the program,i've to use the
%ProgramFiles%,Plz help with this code

Process Outlook_Express = new Process();
Outlook_Express.StartInfo.FileName = Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles
+ @"%programfiles%\Outlook Express\msimn.exe";
Outlook_Express.Start();

Use Environment.GetFolderPath():

string programFilesFolder
= Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolde r.ProgramFiles);
string outlookExpressPath
= Path.Combine(programFilesFolder, @"Outlook Express\msimn.exe");

hth,
Max

[Lau Lei Cheong]

btw, aren't "@"%programfiles%" implies the "C:\Program Files" already?

"Avi G" <Av**@discussions.microsoft.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:E9********************************* *@microsoft.com...

Hi,

i'm trying to run a program from the %ProgramFiles% with no success,what
is
the problem with this code'why i can't run the program,i've to use the
%ProgramFiles%,Plz help with this code

Process Outlook_Express = new Process();
Outlook_Express.StartInfo.FileName =
Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles
+ @"%programfiles%\Outlook Express\msimn.exe";
Outlook_Express.Start();

Thanks

[Avi G]

ok,thanks it's working
tell me is this code point to %systemroot%
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolde r.System)
or it's point to somewhere else,i need the %systemroot%.

"Artur Borecki" wrote:

"Avi G" <Av**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E9**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,

i'm trying to run a program from the %ProgramFiles% with no success,what
is
the problem with this code'why i can't run the program,i've to use the
%ProgramFiles%,Plz help with this code

Process Outlook_Express = new Process();
Outlook_Express.StartInfo.FileName =
Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles
+ @"%programfiles%\Outlook Express\msimn.exe";
Outlook_Express.Start();

RTFM.
it took mi 2 minutes to find this in help:

Process Outlook_Express = new Process();
Outlook_Express.StartInfo.FileName =
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolde r.ProgramFiles)
+ @"\Outlook Express\msimn.exe";
Outlook_Express.Start();

[Artur Borecki]

"Avi G" <Av**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0C**********************************@microsof t.com...

ok,thanks it's working
tell me is this code point to %systemroot%
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolde r.System)
or it's point to somewhere else,i need the %systemroot%.

System.Console.Write(Environment.GetFolderPath(Env ironment.SpecialFolder.System));
and you know everything.

[Avi G]

i still can't find there the code for the %systemroot%,can you help?

"Artur Borecki" wrote:

"Avi G" <Av**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0C**********************************@microsof t.com...

ok,thanks it's working
tell me is this code point to %systemroot%
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolde r.System)
or it's point to somewhere else,i need the %systemroot%.

System.Console.Write(Environment.GetFolderPath(Env ironment.SpecialFolder.System));
and you know everything.

[Lau Lei Cheong]

I can't find any SpecialFolder enum for that...

So maybe just remove anything after the "\" character.

"Avi G" <Av**@discussions.microsoft.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:78********************************* *@microsoft.com...

i still can't find there the code for the %systemroot%,can you help?

"Artur Borecki" wrote:

"Avi G" <Av**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0C**********************************@microsof t.com...

> ok,thanks it's working
> tell me is this code point to %systemroot%
> Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolde r.System)
> or it's point to somewhere else,i need the %systemroot%.

System.Console.Write(Environment.GetFolderPath(Env ironment.SpecialFolder.System));
and you know everything.

[yasaswi]

Try :

Console.WriteLine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariab le("SystemRoot"));
Console.WriteLine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariab le("WinDir"));
Console.WriteLine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariab le("ProgramFiles"));

That might help.

Cheers,
Yash

[yasaswi]

Alternatively you could use:

Console.WriteLine(Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVar iables("%SystemRoot%"));
Console.WriteLine(Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVar iables("%ProgramFiles%"));
Console.WriteLine(Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVar iables("%WINDIR%"));

In the query (%***%), the *** part is case insensitive.

I hope that helps.

Yash

ya*****@gmail.com wrote:

Try :

Console.WriteLine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariab le("SystemRoot"));
Console.WriteLine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariab le("WinDir"));
Console.WriteLine(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariab le("ProgramFiles"));

That might help.

Cheers,
Yash