Running a .BAT file from a Windows Form in C#

[atlantix]

How do you execute a .BAT file from a C# WinForm?
An example would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
atlantix

[Eliyahu Goldin]

Look at class System.Diagnostics.Process, method Start().

Eliyahu

Post by atlantix
How do you execute a .BAT file from a C# WinForm?
An example would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
atlantix

[Matteo Taveggia [MSFT]]

Correct. Here is a sample code snippet you can paste into your Main function:

System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo p = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(@"c:\foo.bat");
System.Diagnostics.Process proc = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
proc.StartInfo = p;

proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit();

Console.WriteLine("I'm done");

Note: you might tweak it a little bit your code (or batch file) to allow/avoid async execution (it really depends on what you are trying to do).

-Matteo

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Subject: Re: Running a .BAT file from a Windows Form in C#
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 10:44:34 +0200
Lines: 13
Look at class System.Diagnostics.Process, method Start().
Eliyahu

Post by atlantix
How do you execute a .BAT file from a C# WinForm?
An example would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
atlantix

[Ignacio Machin]

Hi,

Another couple of things that you need to be care of:
1- Create a pif file and check "Close on Exit" , otherwise you wil have a
DOS screen saying something like "FINISHED Program Name"
2- If you do not want that the DOS windows is shown select Normal as the
windows mode in the PIF's creation dialog ( also take a look at the code
below )

This is the code I'm using to exec a bat:
Process proc = new Process();

proc.StartInfo.FileName = foxexe;

proc.StartInfo.Arguments = prg;

proc.StartInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;

proc.StartInfo.ErrorDialog = false;

proc.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = Path.GetDirectoryName( prg);

proc.Start();

proc.WaitForExit();

if ( proc.ExitCode!= 0 )

throw new Exception("Error executing foxpro");


Hope this help,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation

Post by Matteo Taveggia [MSFT]
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo p = new
System.Diagnostics.Process proc = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
proc.StartInfo = p;
proc.Start();
proc.WaitForExit();
Console.WriteLine("I'm done");
Note: you might tweak it a little bit your code (or batch file) to

allow/avoid async execution (it really depends on what you are trying to
do).

Post by Matteo Taveggia [MSFT]
-Matteo
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Subject: Re: Running a .BAT file from a Windows Form in C#
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 10:44:34 +0200
Lines: 13
Look at class System.Diagnostics.Process, method Start().
Eliyahu

Post by atlantix
How do you execute a .BAT file from a C# WinForm?
An example would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
atlantix

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