public static void OpenPathOrDefault(string path, string defaultPath, OpenPathOptions options = OpenPathOptions.None)
{
if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(path) || System.IO.File.Exists(path))
{
OpenPath(path, options);
}
else
{
OpenPath(defaultPath, options);
}
}
public static void OpenPath(string path, OpenPathOptions options = OpenPathOptions.None)
{
const string explorerExe = "explorer.exe";
// The path provided may be a file or a directory.
// - If the path is a directory, we'll just open the directory.
// - If the path is a file, we'll open the directory and highlight the file.
bool isFilePath = IsFilePath(path, true);
if (isFilePath || System.IO.Directory.Exists(path))
{
path = System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(path);
}
string explorerArguments = isFilePath ?
$"/select, \"{path}\"" :
$"\"{path}\"";
if (isFilePath || options.HasFlag(OpenPathOptions.NewWindow) || !System.IO.Directory.Exists(path))
{
// We choose this option if the path doesn't exist since it avoids an exception being thrown by Process.Start.
// It will simply open a default directory.
Process.Start(explorerExe, explorerArguments);
}
else
{
Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo()
{
FileName = path,
UseShellExecute = true,
Verb = "open"
});
}
}
