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How would I make a system call using C#? e.g. how would I execute a "dir" or
"attrib" command from within C#? I can't seem to find this reference in the
System namespace.

Thanks.
Jul 21 '05 #1
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Take a look at System.Diagnostic.Process class and its methods.

HTH
Alex

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How would I make a system call using C#? e.g. how would I execute a "dir" or "attrib" command from within C#? I can't seem to find this reference in the System namespace.

Thanks.

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