How to run an exe using VB.NET

[K.NagaKiranKumar]

Hi

I have stucked up on a problem....
I am developing an application in VB.NET
Here I have to put a button on a form
and by clicking on that button, an exe should run.

see the code I am using...

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Private Sub btnstartgalciv_ Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles
btnstartgalciv. Click
Dim path As String
path = "C:\galciv\galc iv.exe"
If path <> "" And mFSO.FileExists (path) Then
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(path)
'Shell(path & "\galciv.ex e",
AppWinStyle.Max imizedFocus, True, 10000)
Else
MsgBox("Galacti c Civilizations is not
installed", MsgBoxStyle.Inf ormation, "Informatio n")
End If
End Sub
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In above code I have tried in both ways

1)System.Diagno stics.Process.S tart(path)
2)'Shell(path & "\galciv.ex e", AppWinStyle.Max imizedFocus,
True, 10000)

and also triesd to assign system.diagnost i....... to a
variable.

The problem I am facing is.....
When I click the button, The exe is starting it's
execution and immidiately terminanting its process.

Here I am trying to invoke a game by clicking a
button,placed on the form.

Plz.......reply
thanks, bye

[Cor Ligthert]

Hi Some samples.
\\\
Dim p As New System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo()
p.Verb = "print"
p.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowSt yle.Hidden
p.FileName = "C:\filename.do c"
p.UseShellExecu te = True
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(p)
///
Dim p As New Process
p.StartInfo.Use ShellExecute = True
p.StartInfo.Arg uments = "c:\windows\win .ini"
p.StartInfo.Fil eName = "notepad.ex e"
p.Start()
///
\\\
Dim p As New Process
p.StartInfo.Use ShellExecute = False
p.StartInfo.Red irectStandardOu tput = True
p.StartInfo.Arg uments = myargumentstrin g
p.StartInfo.Wor kingDirectory = myworkdirectory string
p.StartInfo.Fil eName =C:\myprogram
p.Start()
Dim sr As IO.StreamReader = p.StandardOutpu t
Dim sb As New System.Text.Str ingBuilder("")
Dim input As Integer = sr.Read
Do Until input = -1
sb.Append(ChrW( input))
input = sr.Read
Loop
///
I hope this helps a little bit?

Cor

I have stucked up on a problem....
I am developing an application in VB.NET
Here I have to put a button on a form
and by clicking on that button, an exe should run.

see the code I am using...

------------------
Private Sub btnstartgalciv_ Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles
btnstartgalciv. Click
Dim path As String
path = "C:\galciv\galc iv.exe"
If path <> "" And mFSO.FileExists (path) Then
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(path)
'Shell(path & "\galciv.ex e",
AppWinStyle.Max imizedFocus, True, 10000)
Else
MsgBox("Galacti c Civilizations is not
installed", MsgBoxStyle.Inf ormation, "Informatio n")
End If
End Sub
------------------

In above code I have tried in both ways

1)System.Diagno stics.Process.S tart(path)
2)'Shell(path & "\galciv.ex e", AppWinStyle.Max imizedFocus,
True, 10000)

and also triesd to assign system.diagnost i....... to a
variable.

The problem I am facing is.....
When I click the button, The exe is starting it's
execution and immidiately terminanting its process.

Here I am trying to invoke a game by clicking a
button,placed on the form.

Plz.......reply
thanks, bye

[One Handed Man \( OHM - Terry Burns \)]

It's probably something to do with the environment the games needs, like
paths etc

--

OHM ( Terry Burns )
. . . One-Handed-Man . . .

Time flies when you don't know what you're doing

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Hi

I have stucked up on a problem....
I am developing an application in VB.NET
Here I have to put a button on a form
and by clicking on that button, an exe should run.

see the code I am using...

------------------
Private Sub btnstartgalciv_ Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles
btnstartgalciv. Click
Dim path As String
path = "C:\galciv\galc iv.exe"
If path <> "" And mFSO.FileExists (path) Then
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(path)
'Shell(path & "\galciv.ex e",
AppWinStyle.Max imizedFocus, True, 10000)
Else
MsgBox("Galacti c Civilizations is not
installed", MsgBoxStyle.Inf ormation, "Informatio n")
End If
End Sub
------------------

In above code I have tried in both ways

1)System.Diagno stics.Process.S tart(path)
2)'Shell(path & "\galciv.ex e", AppWinStyle.Max imizedFocus,
True, 10000)

and also triesd to assign system.diagnost i....... to a
variable.

The problem I am facing is.....
When I click the button, The exe is starting it's
execution and immidiately terminanting its process.

Here I am trying to invoke a game by clicking a
button,placed on the form.

Plz.......reply
thanks, bye

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "K.NagaKiranKum ar" <kn***********@ yahoo.com> scripsit:

Here I have to put a button on a form
and by clicking on that button, an exe should run.

see the code I am using...

------------------
Private Sub btnstartgalciv_ Click(ByVal sender As
System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles
btnstartgalciv. Click
Dim path As String
path = "C:\galciv\galc iv.exe"
If path <> "" And mFSO.FileExists (path) Then
Use 'Path.Length > 0' to check if a string's length is > 0. In this
case, that's not even necessary because you check if the file exists.
There is a managed way to check if a file exists,
'System.IO.File .Exists'.
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(path)
Should basically work.
'Shell(path & "\galciv.ex e",
AppWinStyle.Max imizedFocus, True, 10000)

I suggest to use 'Path.Combine' to combine the path with the filename.
When I click the button, The exe is starting it's
execution and immidiately terminanting its process.

Have a look at the 'ProcessStartIn fo' class. Maybe the application
requires a working directory to be set.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>