execute batch file

[Chris]

Hi,
How can I execute a batch file form asp.net app. I have a form which a user
uploads a text file. after the file is uploaded I want a batch file to then
execute and do some work.

Thanks

[Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) - MVP]

It depends on whether the upload triggers or something else. There are a
couple of ways I can think of to handle this:

1. Use a Process object to process the file when the upload is finished.
2. Create a service that uses a FileWatcher to watch for files to be
processed that processes when a new file appears. This is not driven by the
ASP.NET page.
3. Create a process that runs every once in awhile to see if there are
unprocessed files. Use a scheduler to run it. This is similar to #2, but does
not require learning how to use the FileWatcher.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"Chris" wrote:

Hi,
How can I execute a batch file form asp.net app. I have a form which a user
uploads a text file. after the file is uploaded I want a batch file to then
execute and do some work.

Thanks

[Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]]

This code should do the trick:

Dim myprocess As System.Diagnostics.Process = New
System.Diagnostics.Process()
myprocess.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\SomeFile.bat"
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

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://Steve.Orr.net
"Chris" <Ch***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
How can I execute a batch file form asp.net app. I have a form which a
user
uploads a text file. after the file is uploaded I want a batch file to
then
execute and do some work.

Thanks

[Chris]

beautiful!

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" wrote:

This code should do the trick:

Dim myprocess As System.Diagnostics.Process = New
System.Diagnostics.Process()
myprocess.StartInfo.FileName = "c:\SomeFile.bat"
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
"Chris" <Ch***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:90**********************************@microsof t.com...

Hi,
How can I execute a batch file form asp.net app. I have a form which a
user
uploads a text file. after the file is uploaded I want a batch file to
then
execute and do some work.

Thanks