C#•3y ago

How to open a link from .txt file in c#?

I want to open a link from a .txt file, How can I do that?

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 8:59 PM

I mean a link to website

Honza K.•4/30/23, 9:05 PM

read the link and then System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(yourLinkAsString);

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:06 PM

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:06 PM

Honza K.•4/30/23, 9:11 PM

try Process.Start("cmd.exe", $"start {linijka}");

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:12 PM

Honza K.•4/30/23, 9:13 PM

Process.Start("cmd.exe", $"start \"{linijka}\"");Process.Start("cmd.exe", $"start \"{linijka}\"");

Honza K.•4/30/23, 9:13 PM

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44513063/how-to-open-a-url-that-contains-an-ampersand-with-start-command

Stack Overflow

How to open a URL that contains an ampersand & with start command?

I already know that to open a webpage with the default browser you use:
start www.google.com. However, I'm trying to open a URL that contains a '&' in it for example:
https://www.google.dz/?gws...

HHonza K.`Process.Start("cmd.exe", $"start \"{linijka}\"");`

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:14 PM

Element "linijka" can have null value in this place

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:14 PM

Honza K.•4/30/23, 9:15 PM

you'Re missing the \

Honza K.•4/30/23, 9:15 PM

edited, discord unescaped the quotes

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:15 PM

HHonza K.edited, discord unescaped the quotes

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:16 PM

ah wait

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:17 PM

still doesnt work

HHonza K.https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44513063/how-to-open-a-url-that-contains-an-...

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:17 PM

i will try this one

jcotton42•4/30/23, 9:18 PM

@Grafek @AVVI don't do that

jcotton42•4/30/23, 9:18 PM

$useshellexecute

Jjcotton42 $useshellexecute

MODiX•4/30/23, 9:18 PM

Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("https://www.google.com/") { UseShellExecute = true });

Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("https://www.google.com/") { UseShellExecute = true });

jcotton42•4/30/23, 9:18 PM

this is the correct way

jcotton42•4/30/23, 9:18 PM

(and is what startstart in cmd does anyhow)

jcotton42•4/30/23, 9:19 PM

this also works for starting files, or any other sort of link

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:19 PM

em okay but when "https:" can I just give a string instead?

jcotton42•4/30/23, 9:20 PM

well it needs to be a fully valid link

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:20 PM

it works

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:20 PM

jcotton42•4/30/23, 9:20 PM

like just www.google.comwww.google.com won't work, b/c it won't know if that's supposed to be a file, or some sort of protocol handler
but https://www.google.comhttps://www.google.com tells it "oh, this is a web link, let's open your default browser"

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:21 PM

Ik i just wrote only a start of this what u wrote bc I am lazy ass

CzkafekOP•4/30/23, 9:22 PM

btw thanks for help