c#.NET executing shell commands

[rhitam30111985]

Hi all ...

I am trying to execute xcopy command from visual c# express 2005 . My code is as follows :

System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(@"cmd.exe /c xcopy C:\Source C:\Destination  /s");
            psi.UseShellExecute = false;
            psi.RedirectStandardOutput = true;
            psi.RedirectStandardInput = true;
            psi.RedirectStandardError = true;
            System.Diagnostics.Process proc = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(psi);

This keeps giving me error "Win32 exception was unhandled" File not found . Both source and destination directories exist. the same command gets executed if i try to execute it from command prompt .

[Plater]

Why do you run with cmd.exe ?
You should be doing like this:
[code=c#]
System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo psi = new System.Diagnost ics.ProcessStar tInfo(@"xcopy C:\Source C:\Destination /s");
psi.UseShellExe cute = true;
psi.RedirectSta ndardOutput = true;
psi.RedirectSta ndardInput = true;
psi.RedirectSta ndardError = true;
System.Diagnost ics.Process proc = System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt(psi);
[/code]

I also think you might need to end your source and dest directories with a \ as well

[Curtis Rutland]

Why do you want to do this with the shell anyway? There are built in FileInfo and DirectoryInfo objects that will let you do this naively in managed code.

[rhitam30111985]

Why do you want to do this with the shell anyway? There are built in FileInfo and DirectoryInfo objects that will let you do this naively in managed code.

well directory class is there for the purpose but the same cant be used for copying files for overwriting when the files are read only ... in that case an xcopy command has to be excecuted from the shell with correct switches .