C# - how to get message from explorer via process.start

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I have Explorer.exe started using process.Start() to try to read a network location and, if ok, it just shuts down explorer.exe and program continues. If the NW location is unable to be opened by explorer.exe I wish to read the error message. I am an elderly complete amateur and any help would be much appreciated in reading the explorer.exe message.

EDIT: (Additional information after Solution 1 and comments copied from non solution below)
Sorry about the unclear bit - the 'network location' is a drive on my home network. The drive is used to store files so that my wife and I can both use them. I have a prog that checks the drive and then copies whatever program is to run to the appropriate PC and then runs that prog locally - eg we both use the same password manager.
I guess the answer for HTTPWebRequest is not appropriate (or is it?).

What I have tried:

Tried lots of examples and suggestion from various websites, but nothing seems to do what I want.

Posted 4-Apr-19 7:05am

MichaelecG

Updated 4-Apr-19 11:05am

Nelek

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Dave Kreskowiak 4-Apr-19 15:25pm

You should edit your question and be a bit more specific about what you mean by "network location". Are you talking about a website address, starting with "http" or are you talking about shared network drives and UNC paths?

Explorer.exe is for shared network drives, not web sites.

Also, you cannot get anything back from the launch of Explorer.exe. There's no way to read the error message from your code.

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2019-04-04T07:58:00

Solution 1

You can use HTTPWebRequest and HTTPWebResponse to do this without running IE. The web response will contain the error.

How to: Request data by using the WebRequest class | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 4-Apr-19 7:58am

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Updated 4-Apr-19 7:59am

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Richard Deeming 4-Apr-19 15:03pm

I suspect "network location" means a UNC path, rather than a website. :)

#realJSOP 4-Apr-19 15:04pm

That shouldn't matter.

Nelek 4-Apr-19 17:03pm

question updated

MichaelecG · Answer 2 · 2019-04-04T10:19:00

Solution 2

Sorry about the unclear bit - the 'network location' is a drive on my home network. The drive is used to store files so that my wife and I can both use them. I have a prog that checks the drive and then copies whatever program is to run to the appropriate PC and then runs that prog locally - eg we both use the same password manager.
I guess the answer for HTTPWebRequest is not appropriate (or is it?).

Posted 4-Apr-19 10:19am

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Nelek 4-Apr-19 17:02pm

don't use solutions to chat with people. In this case you should have used the "improve question" to add the relevant information to your original message, then a "comment" (question updated) to the other guys, would do the job.

I am doing it for you this time