Executing an executable file using C# program

[pieronabs]

Hi,

hope you forgive my simple request.

I would like to execute a file using a C# application, say if I clicked on a button that is in a form I should be able to open the file (file_name.extension) or any other application say a game. Help me if you have done this before.

Thanks

pieronabs

[velulev]

you can use the following line to execute a exe/cmd/bat/com or even VB Script files.

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start( "C:\WINDOWS\system32\CALC.EXE" )

When you are using it in ASP.NET you might get an error if the user account under which IIS is running does not have the execute permission.

[Naate222]

I was wondering how to do this as well thank you for posting how to.

[PsychoCoder]

@velulev: If they execute that from an ASP.NET application it's going to start the calculator on the web server not the client machine. ASP.NET is executed on the web server

Back on-topic: You can also pass arguments when using Process.Start as well, using the StartInfo.Arguments property of the process class

public void StartProcessWithArguments()
{
    System.Diagnostics.Process p = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
    p.StartInfo.FileName = "YourFileName";
    p.StartInfo.Arguments = "argument1 argument2 argument3";
    p.Start();
}