Start Process to keep Excel workbook open after automation ends

Situation: Open Excel file from workflow. Keep Excel open after workflow ends.
Activity: Start Process
Application: Excel.exe
Assignment: flname = “c:\temp\my excel file.xls”
Start Process Argument Syntax: “”“” + flname + “”“”

Comment: When the flname variable’s value contains spaces, it is necessary to have 4 leading and 4 trailing double quotation marks.

Suggestion: UIPath Start Process documentation should include an example like this or alternative method for providing an argument variable having embedded spaces in the variable’s value.

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Give direct path of file for start process