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Spaces in file path not working with # or \" (C#)

I've tried to do my due diligence in searching before I post but I am having trouble with a space in a file path when launching a powershell script in a C# app. I have tried escaping quotes, using # pretty much anywhere, single quotes. What am I missing here?
This is how I am defining the path:
public string importMusicLocation = #"C:\Program Files\Automation Toolbox\Scripts\Music_Import.ps1";
Then I launch a powershell process and point to the path, previously I had this working just fine without spaces when pointing to the path on my Desktop, but now that I want to put the application in Program Files the powershell window only detects the path up to the space.
private void LaunchPshell(string script) {
string strCmdText = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), script);
var process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(#"C:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe", strCmdText);
process.WaitForExit();
}
Like 5 minutes after I posted this I realized I don't need to be combining a directory, I was going to delete this but I can post the solution in case anyone else needs it. The general syntax for powershell to launch a script is & 'C:\Program Files\Some Path':
public string importMusicLocation = #"& 'C:\Program Files\Automation Toolbox\Scripts\Music_Import.ps1'";
and
private void LaunchPshell(string script) {
var process = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(#"C:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe", script);
process.WaitForExit();
}

Try quoting your path value with double quotes like
string importMusicLocation = #"""C:\Program Files\Automation Toolbox\Scripts\Music_Import.ps1""";
So, PowerShell.exe utility will receive the argument as quoted string and the spacing issue shouldn't arise
"C:\Program Files\Automation Toolbox\Scripts\Music_Import.ps1"

c# escaping chars trying to run command

I'm trying to run this command with several quotation marks:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --proxy-server="10.10.10.10:9999" -user-data-dir=C:\filterbypass www.example.com"
I've tried adding backslashes to the before C and after com, no luck
Tried assigning it to a string
string \"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --proxy-server="10.10.10.10:9999" -user-data-dir=C:\filterbypass www.example.com\"
with hopes to run the command like that, but still nothing.
try
{
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(#"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --proxy-server="10.10.10.10:9999" -user-data-dir=C:\filterbypass www.example.com");
}
catch { }
Can anyone show me where I'm going wrong here? Thanks,

You need to separate the binary to run from the arguments. I would recommend using ProcessStartInfo to make this clearer:
var info = new ProcessStartInfo
{
FileName = #"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe",
Arguments = "--proxy-server=10.10.10.10:9999 " +
#"--user-data-dir=C:\filterbypass " +
"www.example.com"
};
var process = Process.Start(info);
(Note the use of -- for the user-data-dir switch, by the way - it looks like all the command line flags are prefixed with --, not -. It's possible that it works both ways...)

Running remote batch file with PsExec and C#

I'm trying to run a remote batch file - already located on the remote machine - using PsExec, called via Process in C#. I've confirmed that all required files already exist, but believe I may have a problem with my syntax, as the redirected output indicates that it can't find the file specified.
The machine against which PsExec runs is dynamic, which is the myArray[0].MachineName value (this pulls in without issue).
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.FileName = #"C:\Windows\system32\PsExec.exe";
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = #" \\" + myArray[0].MachineName + #"D:\stopprofile.bat";
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
wsStopProcess.Start();
Any ideas on what appears to be formatted incorrectly? I'm guessing it's too many backslashes (or not enough!) somewhere.

I think the main problem is you do not have a space between the two arguments.
Try this:
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = #"\\" + myArray[0].MachineName + #" D:\stopprofile.bat";
I would also warn you that I could not get psexec to work 100%, despite trying many different things.

Try this:
wsStopProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = #"\\" + myArray[0].MachineName + #" D$\stopprofile.bat";
So instead of using : try $ sign. Also setting breakpoint on the above line while debugging will help you to see the exact path.

C# Using Reshacker to change executable's Icon

There are MULTIPLE threads here asking how to change an icon - and nearly all of them say to use a command line tool such as ResHacker - but none of them (that I have seen) explain how to do so. I read into ResHacker's help file, and I found some text which explained how to go about changing the icon of a win32 executable file.
I tried the below code, and it gave me the following error:
Code:
p.StartInfo.Arguments = "-addoverwrite " + txtProtect.Text + "," + txtProtect.Text + "," + sICOpath + "," + "ICONGROUP" + ", MAINICON, 0";
Error:
"C:\Users\Evan\Desktop\ResHacker.exe" -addoverwrite C:\Users\Evan\Desktop\output.exe,C:\Users\FARINA_EVAN\Desktop\output.exe,C:\Users\Evan\Desktop\ExeWithIcon.exe,ICONGROUP, MAINICON, 0
Error: Invalid resource type.

I realize that this is a bit... Old, but the reason this won't work is because you're trying to get the icon FROM a .exe, which doesn't work with the command line of ResHacker.
The only thing I can think of is to Extract the icon from the .exe and save it as a .ico.
Then you can do the "push."

I wasn't able to find anything on how to programmatically run ResHacker except through manipulating the command line through C# like you are attempting to do. However, to speak to the root of your question, I found a possible solution for you here that does not require ResHacker. Instead, it allows you to modify the icon through code (C# and VB.NET). Here is the link:
http://www.hackforums.net/archive/index.php/thread-422072-1.html

Run Jar file from C#

Given code was a part of the code used to run a jar file on c# environment. Complete Code
strArguments = " -jar "+ Argument list;
processJar.StartInfo.FileName = "\"" + #"java" + "\"";
processJar.StartInfo.Arguments = strArguments;
processJar.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory =; \\Give the working directory of the application;
processJar.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
processJar.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
I know that processJar.StartInfo.FileName should contain the jave.exe so that the respective file will be triggered when the process gets started. But the above given code also runs successfully.
Question:
What does "\"" + #"java" + "\"" here? If I provide such input will the system itself will search java.exe?

They simply ensure that the string will be "java" (with the quotes).
This is normally needed when you have a path that contains spaces.
Windows requires the path to be quoted if it contains spaces (for example "C:\Program Files").
As for finding the executable - if the path to the java executable is in the %PATH% environment variable, it will be found.
In this case they seem superfluous.

its the exe name which needs to be launched