Path.Combine absolute with relative path strings

Question

I\'m trying to join a Windows path with a relative path using Path.Combine.

However, Path.Combine(@\"C:\\blah\",@\"..\\bling\") returns C:\\blah\\

Answer 1

Be careful with Backslashes, don't forget them (neither use twice:)

string relativePath = "..\\bling.txt";
string baseDirectory = "C:\\blah\\";
//OR:
//string relativePath = "\\..\\bling.txt";
//string baseDirectory = "C:\\blah";
//THEN
string absolutePath = Path.GetFullPath(baseDirectory + relativePath);