Invoking a command line .exe program

[Simon Harvey]

Hi,

I have a simple .exe application that I need to invoke from my C#
application. I need to send it two strings and then get the result back.

Can anyone advise me on how this is done?

Also, I'm currently using a windows forms application but I would like to
use an ASP.net appliocation to invoke the .exe file in the future. Is this
possible and will it cause any complications?

Thanks everyone

Simon

[Shiva]

Re: Invoking a command line .exe program

Hi,

Did you try System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt()?

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Hi,

I have a simple .exe application that I need to invoke from my C#
application. I need to send it two strings and then get the result back.

Can anyone advise me on how this is done?

Also, I'm currently using a windows forms application but I would like to
use an ASP.net appliocation to invoke the .exe file in the future. Is this
possible and will it cause any complications?

Thanks everyone

Simon

[Christian Heide Damm]

Re: Invoking a command line .exe program

Answer to the first part of the question: take a look at
System.Diagnost ics.Process.

Christian


"Simon Harvey" <sh856531@micro softs_free_emai l_service.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a simple .exe application that I need to invoke from my C#
> application. I need to send it two strings and then get the result back.
>
> Can anyone advise me on how this is done?
>
> Also, I'm currently using a windows forms application but I would like to
> use an ASP.net appliocation to invoke the .exe file in the future. Is this
> possible and will it cause any complications?
>
> Thanks everyone
>
> Simon
>
>[/color]

[Eliyahu Goldin]

Re: Invoking a command line .exe program

Simon,

ASP.NET application can invoke an ece in the same way as Windows form one.
The only difference is that you will need to grant "run executable" rights
to account aspnet runs under.

Eliyahu

"Simon Harvey" <sh856531@micro softs_free_emai l_service.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a simple .exe application that I need to invoke from my C#
> application. I need to send it two strings and then get the result back.
>
> Can anyone advise me on how this is done?
>
> Also, I'm currently using a windows forms application but I would like to
> use an ASP.net appliocation to invoke the .exe file in the future. Is this
> possible and will it cause any complications?
>
> Thanks everyone
>
> Simon
>
>[/color]

[Irfan]

Invoking a command line .exe program

Hi,

simplest thing would be using the below line of code

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(@"yourpath to your
application\Win dApp.exe");

HTH
irfan

[Nick Malik]

Re: Invoking a command line .exe program

The other responders gave you the answer.

I have a question: did you write the command line app? If so, can it be
rewritten in .NET?
That would give you some better answers when it comes to using resources,
especially if you plan to run this in a server.

Running it from a web page will work, but it won't be terribly scalable.

--- Nick

"Simon Harvey" <sh856531@micro softs_free_emai l_service.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a simple .exe application that I need to invoke from my C#
> application. I need to send it two strings and then get the result back.
>
> Can anyone advise me on how this is done?
>
> Also, I'm currently using a windows forms application but I would like to
> use an ASP.net appliocation to invoke the .exe file in the future. Is this
> possible and will it cause any complications?
>
> Thanks everyone
>
> Simon
>
>[/color]

[Eric Johannsen]

Re: Invoking a command line .exe program

Giving the ASPNET account "run executable" rights is a terrible security
hole. I would strongly suggest that you look for another solution to your
problem, perhaps rewriting the executable as a windows service (or wrapping
it on one) and having the ASP application set certain conditions (such as a
flag in the DB) that cause the code currently in the executable to run.

Eric
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> ASP.NET application can invoke an ece in the same way as Windows form one.
> The only difference is that you will need to grant "run executable" rights
> to account aspnet runs under.[/color]