I have an application written in AS3 which I need to be able to start up from my C# application. I have a prototype that does this just fine but my question is in relation to how I would arrange my solution to accommodate for this.
The way I had it in the prototype was using a post build script to copy the AS3 program directory into the output directory (Release or Debug), I then referenced it using Path.Combine as below:
private const string AS3_APP = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location), "ApplicationDir", "AS3App.exe"); For something that's going into full development with long term support (probably a few years supporting this project, minimum) I'm wondering if there's a cleaner way of doing this. Something that is quite obvious to other working on the project but also isn't overly brittle.
The current thinking is that we will have a requirement to compile this AS3 application and then bring it into the solution; however as it is basically a Program Files folder, it'll be on the .gitignore. We will then use a post build script as I have done already which will copy the AS3 application into the output directory, but this feels quite hidden and awkward.
Are there any easier ways to do this in C# or any better ideas?
