web form needs to kick off console app ???

[greg]

Is it possible
I need to give web site users basically thru URL run a job (custom console
program)
on the server

CANNOT find ANY reading help

I can guess securitycan be an issue too

Thanks
GSL

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

This code should do the trick for a command line app assuming it doesn't
require any user interaction:

Dim myprocess As System.Diagnostics.Process = New
System.Diagnostics.Process()
myprocess.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\SomeProgram.exe"
myprocess.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "C:\"
myprocess.StartInfo.Arguments= " file.txt -s -m"
myprocess.Start()

If you run into security problems you might try using impersonation to run
ASP.NET under a user account that has more permissions than the standard
ASPNET user account.

Here's more info on impersonation:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ersonation.asp

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://Steve.Orr.net

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Is it possible
I need to give web site users basically thru URL run a job (custom console
program)
on the server

CANNOT find ANY reading help

I can guess securitycan be an issue too

Thanks
GSL

[Scott M.]

system.diagnostics.process.start(ConsoleAppName)
"greg" <gr***@insauctionNOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:%2******************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Is it possible
I need to give web site users basically thru URL run a job (custom console
program)
on the server

CANNOT find ANY reading help

I can guess securitycan be an issue too

Thanks
GSL