Need some help in running an application through command prompt

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I have written this code to
1->browse the folder in which the exe is there
2->when i click the button the commanad prompt opens with the browsed path and comes to ABC folder
3->in ABC folder i have xyz.exe and few doc files
4->now i want the command prompt to display like this

path>xyz.exe 123_A.zip

5- note there are many zip files in it.
6->then press enter by itself and do the rest all things.

C#

private void brwz_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            FolderBrowserDialog fbd = new FolderBrowserDialog();
            DialogResult dr = fbd.ShowDialog();
            if (dr == DialogResult.OK)
            {
                path.Text = fbd.SelectedPath;
            }
        }

        private void button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {            
                ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe");
                psi.WorkingDirectory = path.Text;
                                
                Process.Start(psi);
            }
            catch(Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }

Posted 22-Apr-13 20:44pm

Ajinkya Patil

Updated 22-Apr-13 21:34pm

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Ian A Davidson 23-Apr-13 3:50am

Why would you want to start the command line to do it? Why not just execute the required executable with the required parameters?
Regards,
Ian.

Ajinkya Patil 23-Apr-13 3:52am

the file is for creating the signature which should run in command only
like the
path of the folder>xyz.exe abc_001.zip

Ajinkya Patil 23-Apr-13 4:58am

I guess you have not understood my question.

Once again i will tell you the process.

suppose the path is c:\users\Raj\Desktop\ABCD

in command prompt i will set the folder destaion as the Below
C:\Users\Raj\Desktop\ABCD>

In this ABCD folder i have got xyz.exe, abc_001.zip, ijk_001.zip, pqr_001.zip

now i want the command prompt to show the below
C:\Users\Raj\Desktop\ABCD>xyz.exe abc_001.zip

Ian A Davidson 23-Apr-13 9:17am

No, I understood the question. I'm asking "Why?".
why would you want to write a C# program, which then tries to control the cmd environment to do things which you can easily do directly from the C# program itself (see Griff's solution).
If you want to do it in the command line, write a .cmd (batch) file instead.
Regards,
Ian.

Ajinkya Patil 23-Apr-13 9:25am

Where can i find the solution... Can u plz post the link for this solution

Ian A Davidson 23-Apr-13 12:00pm

It's labelled "Solution 2" below, and it has been marked as the answer.
Ian.

Ajinkya Patil 24-Apr-13 2:41am

No that is not the solution... That solution is not working...

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2013-04-22T22:16:00

All you need to do is replace

C#

ProcessStartInfo psi = new ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe");
psi.WorkingDirectory = path.Text;
                                
Process.Start(psi);

With:

C#

Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo.FileName = @"D:\xyz.exe";
p.StartInfo.Arguments = "abc_001.zip abc_002.zip";
p.Start();