I am trying to launch the default application registered for an extension specifying an additional argument:
ProcessStartInfo p = new ProcessStartInfo();
I think an easier method is using the cmd command
void LaunchAssociatedProgram(string filename) {
Process.Start( @"cmd.exe", "/C start "+ filename );
}
EDIT:
I don't know if it works with arguments, but it is what I was looking for to launch an associated program...
I believe this is expected. Behind the scenes, Windows is finding the default application in the registry and creating a new process and passing your file name to it. I get the same behavior if I go to a command prompt and type "filename.ext argument", that my arguments are not passed to the application.
What you probably need to do is find the default application yourself by looking in the registry. Then you can start that process with arguments, instead of trying to start by filetype association. There is an answer here on how to find the default application in the registry:
Finding the default application for opening a particular file type on Windows
what exactly is your "argument", does it have spaces, backslash, etc?
Process process = new Process();
process.StartInfo.FileName = @"C:\process.exe";
process.StartInfo.Arguments = @"-r -d something else";
process.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = false;
process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
process.Start();
Is there any reason why you cant start the app, then use the extension and arguments in your arguments?