Link to file path with space in Richtextbox

Question

I am using richtextbox in winforms. I have to show some links in the richtextbox which will be set readonly. It works fine for the links with out spaces like

\\efile\DSC_0618.JPG

But when the file has space like

\\2527 threshold.png

it wont work and link will get broke due to space.

i have used the solution mentioned in this link Link to File's path with spaces in RichTextBox?

But the problem is that escape sequence also get displayed in the Richtextbox according to that.

Is there any way i can make it as link without using escape sequence?

can you use an @ before the string to make a literal string? — Kestami, Jul 18 '13 at 09:03
Have tried that it wont work.The link will get break, when the space encounters. — Vijay Hulmani, Jul 18 '13 at 09:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '13 at 10:10

I've found this link http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/RichTextBoxLinks.asp which can help you insert a link of any text into a RichTextBox. There is a special note about how to fetch the LinkText and Link Url here which doesn't seem to be found in the original demo. Here I'll demonstrate the link info fetching in LinkClicked event handler:

//Insert link to test
richTextBoxEx1.InsertLink("StackOverFlow", "http://www.stackoverflow.com");
//LickClicked event handler
private void richTextBoxEx1_LinkClicked(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.LinkClickedEventArgs e)
{
        string[] s = e.LinkText.Split(new string[]{@"#http://"}, StringSplitOptions.None);
        if (s.Length == 2)
        {
            s[1] = "http://" + s[1];
            MessageBox.Show("A link has been clicked.\nThe link text is '" + s[0] + "'\nThe link URL is '" + s[1] + "'");
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(s[1]);//Try visiting the link.
        }
}

I think this is the most beautiful solution for you (and others who have the same problem).

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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If you'd like something basic, which has the effect of visually mimicking spaces in file names, simply replace the space characters (' ') with the UNICODE non-breaking space (U+00A0), and then in the link click handler do the reverse. See my answer to a similar question here for the sample code:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/19853473/2967903

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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