Is Processs.Start(@"C:\abc\xyz\finename.exe") return any value?

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Processs.Start(@"C:\abc\xyz\finename.exe");
can return any value in mvc3 ?

Posted 21-Feb-14 0:21am

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Rock (Multithreaded) 21-Feb-14 6:41am

Yes! It returns bool value.

ZurdoDev 21-Feb-14 7:06am

What are you trying to do? This sounds like a terrible idea.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2014-02-21T01:39:00

Yes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e8zac0ca(v=vs.110).aspx[^]
It returns true if the process was started (i.e. the file was found and an application started to process it if it wasn't an executable) or false if it wasn't.

Posted 21-Feb-14 1:39am

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CHill60 21-Feb-14 7:57am

Happy to be corrected but if OP has supplied a string argument won't it use this overload http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/53ezey2s(v=vs.110).aspx[^] and return a Process?

OriginalGriff 21-Feb-14 8:06am

:doh: You're right! I need more caffeine...

CHill60 21-Feb-14 8:09am

Wasn't sure :-) ... *wandering off to the coffee machine dreaming of bacon butties*