When running a program using Process.Start, it can't find it's resource files

Question

i have this code:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Process p = new Process();
    p.StartInfo.FileName = \"C:/Users/Valy/Desktop/         


        

Answer 1

The problem is most likely that the 3dcw.exe is looking for files from it's current working directory. When you run an application using Process.Start, the current working directory for that application will default to %SYSTEMROOT%\system32. The program probably expects a different directory, most likely the directory in which the executable file is located.

You can set the working directory for the process using the code below:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    string path = "C:/Users/Valy/Desktop/3dcwrelease/3dcw.exe";

    var processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();

    processStartInfo.FileName = path;
    processStartInfo.WorkingDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName(path);

    Process.Start(processStartInfo);
}