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I have a product that needs several pieces to be installed like DotNetFX.EXE
and MSDE.EXE... unfortunately, the MSDE.EXE install requires that it run in
it's own process like when typed in from the command line...
I don't want my users having to type in a bunch of stuff causing
installation support issues, so how can I automate running a command from
the command line from within another application?

MTIA
wardeaux
Nov 22 '05 #1
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I assume you want to execute the command from within your .NET application.
For that, look at Process.Start in the Process class and also take a look at
ProcessStartInfo class. Both are in the System.Diagnostics namespace.

hope that helps..
Imran.

"Wardeaux" <wa******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uu**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
I have a product that needs several pieces to be installed like DotNetFX.EXE and MSDE.EXE... unfortunately, the MSDE.EXE install requires that it run in it's own process like when typed in from the command line...
I don't want my users having to type in a bunch of stuff causing
installation support issues, so how can I automate running a command from
the command line from within another application?

MTIA
wardeaux

Nov 22 '05 #2
You might want to look into using the Bootstrapper which should make it
easier for you to deploy your applications:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/do.../bootstrapper/
hope that helps..
Imran.
"Imran Koradia" <no****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:e4**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
I assume you want to execute the command from within your .NET application. For that, look at Process.Start in the Process class and also take a look at ProcessStartInfo class. Both are in the System.Diagnostics namespace.

hope that helps..
Imran.

"Wardeaux" <wa******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uu**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
I have a product that needs several pieces to be installed like

DotNetFX.EXE
and MSDE.EXE... unfortunately, the MSDE.EXE install requires that it run

in
it's own process like when typed in from the command line...
I don't want my users having to type in a bunch of stuff causing
installation support issues, so how can I automate running a command from the command line from within another application?

MTIA
wardeaux


Nov 22 '05 #3
Imran,
Thanks for the reply. I've already tried the Process.Start and when I
would execute the MSDERelA.EXE install it would only get so far and then
hang... after research I was told that I had to execute that install within
it's own process space (like from the commandline)... I tried just about
everything including BAT files etc... the only thing that seemed to work was
executing it from the Start->Run box... Did I miss something with the
Process.Start?
MTIA
wardeaux
"Imran Koradia" <no****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:e4**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
I assume you want to execute the command from within your .NET application. For that, look at Process.Start in the Process class and also take a look at ProcessStartInfo class. Both are in the System.Diagnostics namespace.

hope that helps..
Imran.

"Wardeaux" <wa******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uu**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
I have a product that needs several pieces to be installed like

DotNetFX.EXE
and MSDE.EXE... unfortunately, the MSDE.EXE install requires that it run

in
it's own process like when typed in from the command line...
I don't want my users having to type in a bunch of stuff causing
installation support issues, so how can I automate running a command from the command line from within another application?

MTIA
wardeaux


Nov 22 '05 #4
Did you look into using the bootstrapper (link in previous post)? I haven't
used it but I believe that should do the trick for you.

Imran.

"Wardeaux" <wa******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:ej****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Imran,
Thanks for the reply. I've already tried the Process.Start and when I
would execute the MSDERelA.EXE install it would only get so far and then
hang... after research I was told that I had to execute that install within it's own process space (like from the commandline)... I tried just about
everything including BAT files etc... the only thing that seemed to work was executing it from the Start->Run box... Did I miss something with the
Process.Start?
MTIA
wardeaux
"Imran Koradia" <no****@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:e4**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
I assume you want to execute the command from within your .NET application.
For that, look at Process.Start in the Process class and also take a look at
ProcessStartInfo class. Both are in the System.Diagnostics namespace.

hope that helps..
Imran.

"Wardeaux" <wa******@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:uu**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
I have a product that needs several pieces to be installed like

DotNetFX.EXE
and MSDE.EXE... unfortunately, the MSDE.EXE install requires that it
run in
it's own process like when typed in from the command line...
I don't want my users having to type in a bunch of stuff causing
installation support issues, so how can I automate running a command

from the command line from within another application?

MTIA
wardeaux



Nov 22 '05 #5

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