How to Run a file as Exe

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My question is how do you run a file as .exe.
It may sound simple but it isn't. I am not talking about this:

VB

Process.Satrt("anything.exe")

My question is :
Suppose I have a file called a.txt and when i click a button it runs as a.exe not a.txt
In other words it is a Temporary File Converter.
Any Code for that????

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See what i am telling is that in WINDOWS EXPLORER you can rename a.txt to a.exe or a.bat
or a.cmd and then execute it.I want to do the same with VB.NET 2010 EXPRESS.
I need it for my program "RUN AS ANYTHING".
Also i have tried this but i failed :

VB

Button1_Click
Dim O as New OpenfileDialog
o.showdialog
Process.start(Openfiledialog.Filename + "exe")'For running the program or a file in exe format

Posted 13-Dec-12 0:27am

sid2x

Updated 15-Dec-12 2:28am

Nelek

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Aarti Meswania 13-Dec-12 6:45am

not a clear question

we can not run txt file as exe
do you want to ask for executing batch files or any else?

please explain briefly and post here code which you have tried... :)

StackQ 13-Dec-12 6:53am

not right.

Ashok19r91d 17-Dec-12 2:36am

Files and Programs are different, All Programs are files, But Not all Files are Programs, so You can't Execute Files as Executable Application... But you can use Default Program to View or Open File, For Example Notepad for txt file, For that Use
Process.Start(O.FileName) ' Assuming O as OpenFileDialog...

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-12-13T00:43:00

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There is no built in way to do that, and I can't see any (non-malicious) reason why you would want to.

Posted 13-Dec-12 0:43am

OriginalGriff