[2005] Launch executable App from code

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May 30th, 2007, 01:45 PM
oyad

[2005] Launch executable App from code

plz, hw can i launch notepad.exe or mspaint(or any executable program) from code in .NET
May 30th, 2007, 01:46 PM
Atheist

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code
using the process class.
VB.Net Code:
```
Process.Start("notepad")
```
Jun 7th, 2007, 01:56 PM
oyad

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code
Quote:
Originally Posted by Atheist

using the process class.

VB.Net Code:

Process.Start("notepad")
what if its my own app?will i still use Start('...???")? after i import d required namespace?
Jun 7th, 2007, 01:58 PM
Troy Lundin

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code
You would use
vb.net Code:
```
Process.Start(myAppPath)
```
Jun 7th, 2007, 03:13 PM
marabon

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code
This one is if you want command buttons to start executable files....
vb Code:
```
Shell ("C:\Program\something\File.exe")
```
Jun 7th, 2007, 03:25 PM
kleinma

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code
Quote:
Originally Posted by marabon

This one is if you want command buttons to start executable files....

vb Code:

Shell ("C:\Program\something\File.exe")
shell is really only in the language for backwards compatibility from VB6.

I can't think of any valid reason to use SHELL over Process.Start() in .NET
Jun 8th, 2007, 03:34 AM
marabon

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code

Ok, but it still works......
Jun 8th, 2007, 03:36 AM
Troy Lundin

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code

Quote:

Ok, but it still works......

True, but it may be omitted from future versions.
Jun 8th, 2007, 08:36 AM
kleinma

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code

Quote:

Originally Posted by marabon

Ok, but it still works......

yeah it works, but all it does is launch the specified file and all it gives you in return is the processID.

When you use the process class, you can do things like tell it to redirect its output to a stream in your app (great when executing command line apps), you can track the process to see if its exited, you can kill the process, you can tell it to create no window for the process, you can get the main window handle of the process, etc...
Jun 10th, 2007, 12:50 PM
oyad

Re: [2005] Launch executable App from code

plz, whats d difference btw windows command prompt and vs.net/sdk command prompt?can aspnet_regiis b run with Process.start(...) in code to grant asp.net d the required permission account(coz when opening my web app, it says:asp.net blablabla account does not have write access to so so so...But when i added asp.net account to members of Windows administrator account, i don't get dat problem.i did it manually)