Opening Multiple Instances Of Program When Clicking System.Diagnostics.Process
Mar 28, 2012
I have an windows application (created using visual studio 2005) and it also is using an autocad .api. The user runs Autocad and the user enters various commands that will open forms. One of these forms, contains Windows.Forms.LinkLabels with paths to the autocad drawing files they've attatched (.dwg). When they click on the link, I need the file to open in the existing Autocad they already have open; however, the problem is that it's opening a new instance of Autocad and placing the file into it. How can I make it so it opens in the existing Autocad program already open? [Code]
I am trying to launch a program using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:Program FilesFrets on FireFretsOnFire.exe") but the program always fails - the program generates an error log - so its obviously trying to start - ive included the log text but i doubt it will be useful.
Traceback (most recent call last): File "FretsOnFire.py", line 45, in <module> File "GameEngine.pyo", line 23, in <module>
Yet it runs fine when double clicked? why i can launch it from explorer but not from my code
I'm executing a remote process using WMI and would like to redirect the StandardOutput of that process back to my program. I have found these code examples:
I am fairly new to VB.NET (but have vast professional experience with several other languages) and am completely new to these forums (so please don't burn me if I posted in the wrong place). I have run into a rather odd quirk with System.Diagnostics.Process.GetProcesses. I have a sample application (source posted below) that checks all running processes every second for changes (created and destroyed) and tells the user what has changed, if anything, in the last second. The sample runs for anywhere between 29-72 seconds before issuing an array out of bounds error. It appears that the Windows system processes, SearchProtocolHost.exe and SearchFilterHost.exe explicitly, disappear from the list causing my application to throw the aforementioned exception. Specifically the exception I am receiving is as follows:
Unhandled Exception: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.I have noted in comments where the exception is thrown in the code below. If any of you would be willing to try this sample on your PC's or could suggest potential issues with my sample that could cause this problem
My sample code: Imports System Imports System.Diagnostics
I am tring to build network toolkit for my very computer illiterate techs. What I am trying to accomplish is to embed a command prompt of sorts in a form. I have been sucessful to a point. Here are my main two problems.
1: I cannot read line by line as the output of the process is generated. Rrather I have to wait untill its complete, this is ok for "IPConfig and Maybe "Ping". But for longer diag tests this would take too long and it would look like the app has crashed. So I need to figure out how to redirect the output of the process to my text control.
2: I would like to have the ability to redirect keyboard input to the process. For telnet as an example. I would capture all keyboard commands while my text control has focus and send them to the process and with the problem solved I should be able to establish 2-way IO with the process. Is there a way to do this or am I barking up the wrong tree.
Dim ItemProcess() As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName("vlc") If Not ItemProcess Is Nothing Then For Each SubProcess As Process In ItemProcess[code]....
Now I have created two sub in the first sub I started a process using process.start(preview.mp3)in the second sub I killed this process using the above code but instead of passing the mp3 file I am using the vlc.exe which is actually processing the fileFor this I have to manually check the task manager and get the process name.So my point is ,is there any way i can write a code that automatically the corresponding exe file that is using it.
I'm having a problem. I have researched this for over a week and have not found what I need. I find a lot of great suggestions but none of them work for me.My code and program works 100% if you put a valid program, process or file name in the box but if you don't, it crashes. Also if the program is not registered or in a known path it will crash.
I've tried My.Computer.FileSystem.FileExists(txtProcessName.Text) and System.IO.File.Exists(txtProcessName.Text)
But every variation I try thinks that none of the files exist.I don't want to hard code any of the paths or file names because I want this to be dynamic. I also want it to be a one file program. I know eventually I will need to get into multiple files but I like basing all my programs on a file that can be copied and pasted to any computer and ran without problems.
NOTE: This is a multi-function program. Not only does it start programs but it also terminates them, looks the process up on the web to see if it's spyware, adware or a valid program and it also is a Task manager.
I have an windows application from where i start another EXE by using the system.diagnostics.process.
I do as follows: private myExe as System.Diagnostics.Process myExe = New System.Diagnostics.Process() myExe.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "...my path ..." myExe.StartInfo.FileName = "...my exe..." myExe.Start()
I'm using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start to open a file using a string stored in a SQL datatable. It works absolutely fine as long as there is an application on the local machine associated with the file type. If there isn't an association, what happens is the "Save as" dialog box pops up. What I'd like to happen is to just bring up a message box or some other prompt that tells the user what the problem is, and to contact the helpdesk. Some users will be confused if they see a "Save as" dialog box, I think.
Trying to integrate the google closure compiler in a batch job of mine and having difficulty getting it to work.Using command prompt I can enter the following command and get my scripts compiled. (The command is a self explanatory example)
I have a read only file and I am using System.Diagnostics.Process to open the file.If a user tries to save the file the "Save As" dialog box opens because the file is read only. The "Save As" dialog box brings them to the directory from where the file was opened from.
I want to launch a java executable (let's call it MyApp.jar) from .Net using System.Diagnostics.Process.Start. What's the syntax in VB.Net? The command line syntax is this (if I recall it correctly - because i tried it a few days ago and it worked).
I have a vb.net 2008 application that is supposed to run at startup. After meeting certain conditions, the PC is supposed to restart. Below is the code that is failing:
myUsername and myDomain are both strings while myPassword is a SecureString. The application works properly when execute manually, but give the following error when executed from startup (either by placing in the startup folder or by adding to the registry):
The directory name is invalid
Also, the program executes properly when the last 3 arguments are left out and the user has the necessary rights.
How do I force a restart using an specific, alternate user credentials on startup?
Is it possible to use system.diagnostics.process.start("Process.exe")But the process would not be seen by the user? For example, I want to play an audio in the background using windows media player, the audio will play but wmp won't be visible. Is it possible?
I'm using system.diagnostics.process to launch a web page in the browser: system.diagnostics.process.start("http://........").
It works well. My question is how to get a return value? What if the browser has failed to launch the address or I'm not connected to internet? Can I catch it by any return value?
How can I make multiple instances of System.IO.Ports.SerialPort and declare them on the fly? I need to monitor multiple RS232 ports based on the EU's selection. EU will select ports e.g. 1,2,6,9,11 and rename them as necessary. Selections will then be stored in a settings file.I would like to declare these at runtime e.g
Com1 is renamed LabelPrinter Dim comLabelPrinter As New System.IO.Ports.SerialPort With comLabelPrinter
[code]....
Or if not, make multiple instances based on the number of ports selected and renamed.The declaration based on the rename would just make it easier to work with but can be committed?
I'm having a lot of trouble finding a solution to my problem, and its probably because I don't know exactly how to ask the right question - can anyone here point me in the right direction?
I am using a message queue successfully as I am testing while I am writing a new program. (This is my first time using a message queue.) I have to have multiple instances of my program running, so I was wondering if this would be a problem with the queue? I have tested it and it looks fine, but I didn't know if it is by coincidence, or if the queues were separate.
If I have two apps which I have written with vb 2008 for windows 6 device lets say app1 and app2. App1 is running but then needs to start app2 - then app2 needs to shut down app1 and do some updating of app1 then app2 needs to restart app1 and app2 then needs to be shutdown. I am aware of the systemdiagnostics.process classes. One thing I don't understand is how to shutdown app1 from app2 how would get that processid of app1 due to the fact that you havn't access to getproccessbyname methods.
I am running Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 Express. I created a simple program that is nothing more than dozens of Windows Forms that are linked together by the various clickable buttons I put on each form. The program is like a "book" with several pages, and you jump to a specific page by clicking on specific buttons on the current page ("Windows Form").
My question is, how do I change my program so that when it is launched, instead of just 1 Windows Form opening, the program opens up several Windows Forms (of my choosing) automatically? In other words, instead of my "book" (VB program) opening "page 1," when I run it, I want it so that pages 4, 7, 8, 10, and 15, are "opened" whenever I run my "book."
Is there some code I need to insert into each Windows Form I wanted opened automatically when the program is loaded? Or is this a MS VB 2010 Express environment option I need to set?
When I use System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory.GetInstanceNames call, I always get 0 instances returned the first time. If I actually query for a counter value first (using perfmon) and then call GetInstanceNames, it works fine. Can someone provide some insight? Do I need to get a counter value first (in code) and then use the GetInstanceNames?
I�m fetching data from an access db, filtered by date and an ID. The data is then charted on a form (form1).
I want to be able to "duplicate" the form so that the data that is shown on form1 is shown on a different form. That forms data is not supposed to change when I change the data on the first form.
So far I�ve put som code in a contextmenustrip that opens another form1, but the chart is not showing on that form at all.
I'm thinking that I'm going about this the wrong way so I thought I'd ask you guys what you think I should do?
A little info: When Form1 opens up, it loops through selected dates in a listbox, querying each date. This takes a little time, so I decided to put the data in a dataset on form_load, and then do the drawing from the dataset on form_paint, thus not having to query the database each time the form needs repainting. why the second (or third, fourth etc) form1 doesn�t display the chart?
I am having problem trying to use Imports System.Diagnostics.ProcessThread to closed multiple WORD.exe session using Vb.Net. My sample code below managed to close just one session instead of all the sessions with WORD.EXE. [Code]
This may be more of an OOP concept question, but here's what I'd like to do.I have an application that outputs debug information using System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine so it can be viewed with DebugView.I'd like to override/extend (not sure of the proper terminology) this method to log the text to a file instead, or maybe in addition to the Trace output. This would allow me to write a new WriteLine method for my app, and I could leave all my other System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine statements unchanged throughout the rest of the application.?
I have written a windows service that is meant to launch a notepad when a specific action happens. The problem i have is that even though the service launches notepad, the actual notepad it self is NOT visible. I know that it has been launced because i can see the process in the task manager. By the way the process is listed as a SYSTEM process rather than a process under my user name (i believe that is because my process is a "LocalSystem" one).
