probs with space in textbox ?

hi
i am making and app to open patch then save a file also it has an iso compressor external program that i would like to use.
everything works fine until i have a space in the filename or folder path

ie

when passing the parametrs to the exe in a cmd window
you would type say

test -a -b input.iso output.iso

my code is

ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("C:/whatever.exe");

startInfo.Arguments = "-w -l " + textBox2.Text + " " + textBox3.Text;

Process.Start(startInfo);

textbox2 is the input file textbox3 is the output file
everything works fine if the text box values are say c:\test\test.iso
but not if textbox text is say c:\test folder\test.iso

i can save to say c:\test 1.iso but not open c:\test 1.iso

i am sure its just me as i never used C# before

any help would be great

regards

justin

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probs with space in textbox ?

Keith Walton
that worked great but what if i want -l to have a value from a combo box

say -l has 9 values in a combo box

ie

startInfo.Arguments = String.Format("-w -l9 \"{0}\" \"{1}\"", textBox2.Text, textBox3.Text);

wants to have the 9 selected from the combo box

startInfo.Arguments = String.Format("-w -l \"{0}\" \"{1}\"", comboBox1.Text, textBox2.Text, textBox3.Text);

there can not be a space between the l & 9 but must be 1 after it

thanks
judir
Try surrounding your arguments in double quotes:

startInfo.Arguments = String.Format ("-w -l \"{0}\" \"{1}\"", textBox2.Text, textBox3.Text);

Hope this helps

--mc
Dudday
thank you all for your help works great and i know undertand how it works

thanks again

chossy
Andres C. Joaquin
Then you would modify the String.Format command to be the following:

startInfo.Arguments = String.Format("-w –l{0} \"{1}\" \"{2}\"", comboBox1.Text, textBox2.Text, textBox3.Text);

The {n} construct is a placeholder in the string for the values found in the rest of the parameters in the method call.

Hope that helps.
probs with space in textbox ?

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