What I have done in the past is create w indows servie to do the invocation,
using asp to simply gather details for the invocation of the exe using
process.start.
If both read/write from the same DB then the asp.net app can track and
report progress of the invoked applications output without asp.net requiring
execute permissions.
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John Timney
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft MVP
"Aimee" <ly*****@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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I have created an ASP.NET (VB) website and need to invoke a command
line application (a Java app) when the user submits a form. What is
the best method for approaching this?
I've read about using the Diagnostics.Process class. One user raised
a concern about the security hole this approach creates (because you
have to give the ASPNET user execute permissions). In a dedicated
hosting environment, what kind of risk would be raised by giving the
ASPNET user these permissions?