How to open cmd via c# and execute .exe files

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hi every body
i want to open cmd via c# and then want to change the directory in cmd and execute some .exe file.

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Process p = new Process();
        string result = "";

        p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
        p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
        p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardInput = true;
        p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = tru

Posted 30-Apr-11 20:50pm

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OriginalGriff 1-May-11 3:00am

Why? What are you trying to achieve?
You will probably find it is easier to create a batch file, and execute that instead...

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Kim Togo · Answer 1 · 2011-04-30T20:55:00

Solution 1

You do not what to do that.

Play around with Process class[^] and StartInfo[^]. There you can specify what startup directory, parameter and what .exe file you what to startup. No need to use CMD for that.

An example of how to use Process.Start with arguments.

Process.Start("IExplore.exe", "www.northwindtraders.com");

ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("IExplore.exe");
startInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Minimized;
startInfo.Arguments = "www.northwindtraders.com";
Process.Start(startInfo);

Posted 30-Apr-11 20:55pm

Kim Togo

Updated 1-May-11 20:21pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-May-11 17:07pm

Sure, my 5.
--SA

Kim Togo 2-May-11 2:22am

Thanks SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-May-11 17:11pm

However, I do not recommend it with IExplorer. There is much better way.

Please see my answer.
--SA

Kim Togo 2-May-11 2:24am

I forgot to write, that the use of IExplore was just an example. OP have not written about IExplore. But executing .EXE files in general.

RaviRanjanKr 1-May-11 23:36pm

Good, My vote of 5 :)

Kim Togo 2-May-11 2:24am

Thanks Ravi.

Rahul_Patel · Answer 2 · 2011-04-30T22:13:00

Solution 3

If you just want to execute an exe file and you want to open cmd for the same so i would suggest directly executing the exe. Here is the code.

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Path","Arguments");

Posted 30-Apr-11 22:13pm

Rahul_Patel

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haseebsvirgo 1-May-11 4:23am

how to give input to particular exe file

Rahul_Patel 1-May-11 4:27am

If your exe file is taking command line arguments than you can supply it as a string in the second argument just like we provide argument in cmd.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 1-May-11 17:11pm

My 5. However, I do not recommend it with IExplorer. There is much better way.

Please see my answer.
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 3 · 2011-05-01T11:10:00

Solution 4

Running another process should be the last resort.
I do not recommend doing this with IExplore, because you won't have a way of communicating with this process when it's running.

There is much better way: use the Web browser control System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser in you UI application:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.webbrowser.aspx[^].

—SA

Posted 1-May-11 11:10am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 1-May-11 11:11am

v2

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Kim Togo 2-May-11 2:27am

OP have not written or asked about IExplore. I took it just as an example of how to use Process.Start method.
But you are right about the use of WebBrowser UI control :-)

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 2-May-11 3:43am

I see, thank you for this note. Pity :-)
--SA