Exec Class

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I need to be able to execute programs directly from a C# program. My first
thought was to use exec, but the documentation states that exec should not be
called directly from application code. Any suggestions on what should be used
to start executable programs directly from C# code?

Thanks,
Randy

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Randy,

Exec? Exec is a task for MSBuild, which is meant to run a program
during your build process (should you specify it).

What you are looking for is the Process class. It will allow you to
start programs.
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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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"randy1200" <ra*******@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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>I need to be able to execute programs directly from a C# program. My first
thought was to use exec, but the documentation states that exec should not
be
called directly from application code. Any suggestions on what should be
used
to start executable programs directly from C# code?

Thanks,
Randy

[Alex Meleta]

Hi Randy,

To start executables simply use:

Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
p.StartInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
p.StartInfo.FileName = "calc.exe";
p.Start();
[p.WaitForExit();]

Alex
http://devkids.blogspot.com

I need to be able to execute programs directly from a C# program. My
first thought was to use exec, but the documentation states that exec
should not be called directly from application code. Any suggestions
on what should be used to start executable programs directly from C#
code?

Thanks,
Randy

[Alberto Poblacion]

"randy1200" <ra*******@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:C7**********************************@microsof t.com...

>I need to be able to execute programs directly from a C# program. My first
thought was to use exec, but the documentation states that exec should not
be
called directly from application code. Any suggestions on what should be
used
to start executable programs directly from C# code?

Use the Process class. In its simplest form, you just do
Process.Start(program);