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Launch WPF application using Process.Start

Anonymous User 3715 14-Nov-2013

I am attempting to launch a wpf application using Process.Start.

var programPath = @"C:\Users\user\Documents\Program
Directory\program.exe";
if(!File.Exists(programPath))
{
    
MessageBox.Show("The program.exe file does not exist! Cannot
launch.");
     return;
}
Process.Start(programPath);

My WPF process flashes in the task manager briefly before immediately closing.

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Updated on 14-Nov-2013
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Anonymous User

14-Nov-2013
Hi John,
Process proc = new Process();
proc.StartInfo.FileName = programPath;
proc.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory =
Path.GetDirectoryName(programPath);
proc.Start();
The trick was to set the working directory to the path of the WPF application, rather than the working directory of the launching application.

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