Compiling Java code within a C#Builder...

[genc ymeri]

Hi overthere,
I'm trying to compile some Java code within a C# application form. So the
end user will write his/her code in a textbox and a button compile will
compiles it.

I tried to use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() but the console
application was launched too.
I want to compile and retrieve the errors/messages without lauching another
app and showing the errors/messages in within my winform.

Any tip will be very much appreciated.

Thank You in advance.

[genc ymeri]

Ali,
It seems that it is working in the background but I'm not able to read out
the messages. Am I doing something wrong ????

ProcessStartInfo p = new ProcessStartInfo("C:\\javac.exe",
"C:\\Hello.java");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine(); //reads nothing...??
When I run it from the console I get these error messages:

C:\javac.exe Hello.java

Hello.java:3: invalid method declaration;
return type required
public sayHello()
^
Hello.java:5: write(java.lang.String) has
private access in java.io.PrintStream
System.out.write("hello");
^
2 errors


Thanks a lot !!!!

"Ali" <aa*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
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When calling the System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() method, pass it an object of type ProcessStartInfo with the following properties set:

ProcessStartInfo p=new ProcessStartInfo("ConsoleApplication1.exe");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine();

now when the procss starts, it doesnot have a window (so no console window) and all the output to the standard output and standard error stream are
redirected to the ps.StandardOutput stream and can be read using any of the stream access mechenisms (such as ReadLine being used in the above sample).
Hope this helps

Ali Gardezi

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

genc ymeri <ge********@hotmail.com> wrote:

It seems that it is working in the background but I'm not able to read out
the messages. Am I doing something wrong ????

ProcessStartInfo p = new ProcessStartInfo("C:\\javac.exe",
"C:\\Hello.java");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine(); //reads nothing...??

Have you tried reading from StandardError instead of StandardOutput?
After all, those are error messages.

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[genc ymeri]

Yeap, it works reading standart errors.

Thanks a lot Ali & Jon :) :)

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <sk***@pobox.com> wrote in message
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genc ymeri <ge********@hotmail.com> wrote:

It seems that it is working in the background but I'm not able to read out the messages. Am I doing something wrong ????

ProcessStartInfo p = new ProcessStartInfo("C:\\javac.exe",
"C:\\Hello.java");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine(); //reads nothing...??

Have you tried reading from StandardError instead of StandardOutput?
After all, those are error messages.

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[Ali]

Error messages are sent to standard error, thats why i have also redirected
standard error in the given code. So instead of doing
ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine(); to read error messages, use
ps.StandardError.ReadLine(); to see if the compiler returned error messages.

Ali Gardezi

"genc ymeri" wrote:

Ali,
It seems that it is working in the background but I'm not able to read out
the messages. Am I doing something wrong ????

ProcessStartInfo p = new ProcessStartInfo("C:\\javac.exe",
"C:\\Hello.java");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine(); //reads nothing...??
When I run it from the console I get these error messages:

C:\javac.exe Hello.java

Hello.java:3: invalid method declaration;
return type required
public sayHello()
^
Hello.java:5: write(java.lang.String) has
private access in java.io.PrintStream
System.out.write("hello");
^
2 errors


Thanks a lot !!!!

"Ali" <aa*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:86**********************************@microsof t.com...

When calling the System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() method, pass it an

object

of type ProcessStartInfo with the following properties set:

ProcessStartInfo p=new ProcessStartInfo("ConsoleApplication1.exe");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine();

now when the procss starts, it doesnot have a window (so no console

window)

and all the output to the standard output and standard error stream are
redirected to the ps.StandardOutput stream and can be read using any of

the

stream access mechenisms (such as ReadLine being used in the above

sample).

Hope this helps

Ali Gardezi

[genc ymeri]

thanks a lot :) :)
"Ali" <aa*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Error messages are sent to standard error, thats why i have also redirected standard error in the given code. So instead of doing
ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine(); to read error messages, use
ps.StandardError.ReadLine(); to see if the compiler returned error messages.
Ali Gardezi

"genc ymeri" wrote:

Ali,
It seems that it is working in the background but I'm not able to read out the messages. Am I doing something wrong ????

ProcessStartInfo p = new ProcessStartInfo("C:\\javac.exe",
"C:\\Hello.java");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine(); //reads nothing...??
When I run it from the console I get these error messages:

C:\javac.exe Hello.java

Hello.java:3: invalid method declaration;
return type required
public sayHello()
^
Hello.java:5: write(java.lang.String) has
private access in java.io.PrintStream
System.out.write("hello");
^
2 errors


Thanks a lot !!!!

"Ali" <aa*******@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:86**********************************@microsof t.com...

When calling the System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() method, pass it an

object

of type ProcessStartInfo with the following properties set:

ProcessStartInfo p=new ProcessStartInfo("ConsoleApplication1.exe");
p.RedirectStandardOutput=true;
p.RedirectStandardError=true;
p.UseShellExecute=false;
p.CreateNoWindow=true;
Process ps = Process.Start(p);
this.label1.Text=ps.StandardOutput.ReadLine();

now when the procss starts, it doesnot have a window (so no console

window)

and all the output to the standard output and standard error stream are redirected to the ps.StandardOutput stream and can be read using any

of the

stream access mechenisms (such as ReadLine being used in the above

sample).

Hope this helps

Ali Gardezi