Path.Combine... aint working right

[MrPolite]

I want to combine "C:\windows\" with "..\System" and get "C:\windows\system"

I'm using Path.Combine() and it just returns "C:\windows\..\system" which is wrong. I thought there is a way to combine these kind of paths.

am I doing anything wrong? or is it just the way it is?

[Pirate]

That's how I did it and worked . Do you have any white space before string paths ?

Dim path1 As String = "c:\windows\"
        Dim path2 As String = "system32\"
 
        Dim tmp As String = IO.Path.Combine(path1, path2)
        MessageBox.Show(tmp)

[MrPolite]

well I'm combining it with "..\system32" not with "system32"

windows should be still able to access the path anyways, but I was wondering if I was doing it wonrg I guess it's the way it is, bleh

[Pirate]

It sounds you're trying to go difficult . How about now with Join function !

Dim path1 As String = "c:\windows"
        Dim path2 As String = "system32"
 
        Dim tmp As String = String.Join("\", New String() {path1, path2})
 
        MessageBox.Show(tmp)