Launching .exe file without pathing location c#

Question

How I can launch exe file with c# code? So I have this :

Process.Start( @"C:\Program Files (x86)\Photoshop\Photoshop.exe");

But the path can be different in other machines. So is there any ideas to run .exe with different way?

Thanks!

You can avoid hardcoding the path to the Program Files directory, but that still won't solve the problem. I might have installed Photoshop into a different directory (as indeed I have), or I might not have Photoshop installed at all. — Cody Gray - on strike, Nov 30 '16 at 00:19
@Abion47 Not all programs store their install dir in the registry — BradleyDotNET, Nov 30 '16 at 00:20
@BradleyDotNET Most ones that have formal installation procedures do. Photoshop is one such example of those. — Abion47, Nov 30 '16 at 00:21

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 30 '16 at 00:39

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I found a solution.

Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Photoshop.Application"));

answered Nov 30 '16 at 00:39

Doniyor Niazov

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 30 '16 at 00:19

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No, you cannot run an exe file without knowing its location.

The "exception" is if the executable directory is in the PATH environment variable, which is why:

Process.Start("notepad.exe");

works.

answered Nov 30 '16 at 00:19

BradleyDotNET

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While this is technically true, there are other ways of getting the path besides hardcoding it. – Abion47 Nov 30 '16 at 00:20
@Abion47 Sure, there are the special folder classes etc, but that doesn't get past the basic problem of launching an exe regardless of where it is located. – BradleyDotNET Nov 30 '16 at 00:21

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 30 '16 at 00:26

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If i understood you correctly , the executable is in your reach, so just put it in the project directory and do not specify any path (the default is a relative path):

Process.Start("Photoshop.exe");

answered Nov 30 '16 at 00:26

Dr.Haimovitz

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That seems very unlikely unless he is writing an app that is installed alongside photoshop – BradleyDotNET Nov 30 '16 at 00:28
@Dr.Haimovitz I think you cannot run all appa with your code. There are some apps like notepad you can run without path! – Doniyor Niazov Nov 30 '16 at 00:36

Launching .exe file without pathing location c#

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