How do I call a program ? Create Button

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I am trying to write a program to browse to a WSP file and then run the STSADM to make it easier to add solutions to our sharepoint site. The STSADMN is located in c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\14\bin\stsadmn.exe.

So I need to point to this EXE and run this command:

stsadm -o addsolution -filename "filename that was selected"

This currently has to run in powershell.

After that completes I need it to run this:

stsadm -o deploysolution -name "selected WSP" -url http://sharepoint -allowgacdeployment -immediate

I am just not sure how to call powershell and then run this command. and of course a messagebox.show "Completed". All I have right now is a form that browses to a WSP

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            OpenFileDialog fDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
            fDialog.Title = "Open WSP File";
            fDialog.Filter = "WSP Files|*.wsp";
            fDialog.InitialDirectory = @"C:\";
            if(fDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) 
            {

            MessageBox.Show(fDialog.FileName.ToString());

            }




        }
    }
}

Any help appreciated while I'm a noob at C# but loving it!

[jmcilhinney]

To execute a file you call Process.Start. When executing a program with commandline argument, you must separate the file name and the commandline arguments into two Strings. You can call Process.Start and simply pass those two Strings or, if you need more control, create a ProcessStartInfo object and configure it as required before passing it to Process.Start.

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can you give me an example from what I want from above? I need to call powershell, then run two different commands and I do NOT want to see a powershell window. I just want a messagebox showing me it completed. I have tried this code but the notepad doesn't work.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;


namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //Browse WSP
            OpenFileDialog fDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
            fDialog.Title = "Open WSP File";
            fDialog.Filter = "WSP Files|*.wsp";
            fDialog.InitialDirectory = @"C:\";
            if(fDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) 
            {
            //Dialog Box
            MessageBox.Show(fDialog.FileName.ToString());

            }




        }

        class ProcessStart
            {

            static void Main(string[] args)
            {
            Process notePad = new Process();
            notePad.StartInfo.FileName   = "notepad.exe";
             notePad.StartInfo.Arguments = "ProcessStart.cs";

             notePad.Start();
}




        }
    }
}

It says I have more than one entry point defined?

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bump

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I am able to call poweshell but now do I prompt and say "Enter WSP file name", then excute the stsadm command?

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Diagnostics;

namespace callprogram
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Process p = new Process();
            p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
            p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            p.StartInfo.FileName = "powershell.exe";
            p.Start();
            p.WaitForExit();
            string output = p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
            return;
 
        }
    }
}

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It seems I need to write the commands in a PS1 script and then call the script. Maybe that would be easier?

A powershell script like this:

Add-SPSolution c:\bin\CustomerSiteSearch.wsp
Install-SPSolution -Identity CustomerSiteSearch.wsp -AllWebApplications -GACDeployment
Enable-SPFeature CustomerSiteSearch_feature1 -url http://sharepoint/ –force

But even if I call this script, it needs to use the string WSP that is selected. Ideas?