I have the following code: ProcessStartInfo si = new ProcessStartInfo(./Resources/pdftk.exe, executionstring); Process myproc =

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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T04:55:42+00:00 2026-05-15T04:55:42+00:00

I have the following code:

ProcessStartInfo si = new ProcessStartInfo("./Resources/pdftk.exe", executionstring);
Process myproc = Process.Start(si);

In my watch window, while debugging, I see this:

What I would actually type at a command prompt is:

pdftk.exe "C:\test.pdf" unpack_files output "C:\TEMP" dont_ask

However, I think somewhere in there the process isn’t getting started with the correct arguments, and thus not doing its job. Any suggestions?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-15T04:55:42+00:00

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I got it working. What I ended up doing was putting my string onto the clipboard, copying it to notepad, and then analyzing if it’s correct:

Clipboard.SetText(executionstring);

My problem came down to the arguments to pdftk.exe being formed incorrectly.

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