Process.Start - Set Start In Directory?
Feb 8, 2012
I am writing an application that in the end needs to execute another executable at some point, the problem is that the executable has dependencies in the directory it runs in that are required to operate. When I use the Process.Start to run the executable it errors out because it's looking for the dependencies in my applications directory.
I tried the startInfo.WorkingDirectory option but that didn't seem to do it either (not sure if I did it right) - here is how I used that:
Process.Start("my.exe").StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "C:Test"For the life of me I cannot find how to set the "Start In" directory. I looked everywhere, so unless it's under a different name, I'm at a loss.
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Aug 4, 2009
I'm using Process.Start to start an external command line application and using the StartInfo.Arguments method to send parameters to the application. I imagine I'll need to use a loop... but I can't figure out exactly how yet.I need to send anywhere from 1 - an infinite number of files names to this application. Each file has to be sent one after the other. So once the first one is done, I need to loop back around and past the second one.I can probably use the Directory.GetFiles method to get all of the files, but I don't know how to assign them.
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Feb 24, 2012
Visual Basic 2010 - Net Framework 4.0 Client
I have an application (application #1) running with Administrator privileges on Windows 7.
I want application # 1 to start another application (application #2) without Administrator privileges so application #2 is running as a standard user.
Is there a way to do this? I have been using Process.Start.
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Jun 18, 2011
Here's what I currently have:
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I've commented out various things to limit it to specifically this command (example, I can swap mklink out with notepad and it works fine). The command runs fine from a DOS window, but can't be found when I use it this way. I also tried using the SHELL command just to test and I get the same results. No idea why it can't be found, as like I said it executes from the command prompt just fine.
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Feb 28, 2011
I have made my application to start automaticly when windows start (registry ../currentversion/run/appname + path). In this mode the application start minimized and an little icon appear in the notification icon area. With this icon you can maximize the app or exit it.If you exit the app and start it again using the Menu (Start/programs etc) than the application start in minimized mode (and in this case I would like to have it in normal mode) because the setting autostart is still true.Is there a way you can detect when the application start when windows startup using the above registry or when people click on an icon in the programs menu (or desktop)?
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Dec 23, 2011
I am getting "The directory name is invalid" while calling process.start function.My code is
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
Dim p As New ProcessStartInfo
p.UseShellExecute = False
[code]....
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May 7, 2009
I am writing a launcher program, and when I go to start the process I get the "The directory name is invalid" error. Here is the code that is launching the process:
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Jun 11, 2011
I have the following code:
process.start(apppath)
Apppath is always a valid application path. (Eg, C:\hi.exe)My issue is, that it starts the specified exe in the location of my vbnet program. Not the program folder specified.I want �hi.exe� to be ran in �c:\�. Not in �C:\vbnetapplicationfolder\bin\�\ So how do I do that?
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Aug 1, 2011
We create a window service that will launch multiple process of an application with different configuration. And application further communicate with sql server. It works fine when we start service manually from service manager. It launch all the process ( try with launching 3 process ). But when we test it by restart the machine and service launch automatically then it launch only one process third one. I check the event log in event viewer. I see the following message by MSSQL$MSSQLEXPRESS service
Login failed for user 'dduser'. Reason: Failed to open the explicitly specified database. [CLIENT: <local machine>]
one thing we also tried by delaying ( with thread sleep ) the code execution of service. Then by starting machine again , it launch 2 process , first one still not launch.
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Sep 28, 2010
My app starts an On-Screen Keyboard process like this:
Dim PID as System.Diagnostics.Process
:
PID = Process.Start("C:WindowsSystem32osk.exe")
:
[CODE]...
It seems to work 90% of the time. However, sometimes the PID.Kill() fails because it says the process already exited. At this point the OSK is always still there on screen. Yes, I know my code should be testing to see if the process is still running before trying to kill it, but given that the OSK is still on screen..
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Feb 21, 2011
I have a program that starts another program after setting the regkeys basically the program continually syncs the calandar of outlook and another application.I set the regkeys than launch the c:sync.exe app. I have tried a simple process.start and launching the process as a thread and they both do the same thing: The other process starts and works as it should but my main program goes "White screen" or "not responding" until the process.start has exited.
I want the process.start to run in the background so if users click in my main app it responds and truly that they can access the context menu of my main app from the taskbar while the process.start is running.
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May 27, 2010
Trying to create a button that when clicked will check to see if a certain process image is running and if that process is running give the process focus. If the process is not running then start the application.
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Aug 8, 2010
Whats happening is I run the code below and get the following error "The system cannot find the file specified". I've read that with UseShellExecute set to false that you can't use WorkingDirectory.
Dim Password As String = "password"
Dim SecureStringPassword As New System.Security.SecureString
For Each c As Char In Password
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Dec 8, 2011
How would I go about starting a new process without it being the child of the calling process.
Example:
Main Program (Caller.exe)
process.start("file.exe")
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Jun 24, 2009
i use System.Diagnostics.Process.Start to run a process
example :
Dim p As New System.Diagnostics.Process
p = System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("D:ProjectApplication.exe")
it works perfectly during run time. but after i deploy to server.... this code did nothing, it did not call out this process
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Apr 9, 2011
I am making a simple app to start external apps not built by me, already installed on my PC.
This:
Dim GenericExePath As String = Path.Combine(ProgramFiles, "Generic DirectoryGeneric.exe")
Works fine for most cases, but I have one exe that needs to be launched from within it's root directory.
Example: I have to go directly to the root folder to launch it.I have been able to physically create a shortcut in the root directory and launch that shortcut itself with my app and it works fine.But, how would I do this programatically without having to create that shortcut...
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Jan 10, 2009
How To Start Process From URL
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Mar 30, 2010
I am using this example to open a text file. It works.
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal ByVale As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim FileReader As StreamReader
[Code] .....
The form is made of Button1 and TextBox1 in multiline form and OpenFileDialog1 is inserted in the form. How to force a desired path so it will start in there instead of the default directory of the project?
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May 24, 2011
I'm trying to execute a 3rd party application, called from a .cmd batch file, called from a self-hosted WCF service. Like this:
WCF --> .cmd --> 3rd party app
For whatever reason, using the Shell command doesn't work fully. It will call the .cmd file, but the 3rd party app won't kick off (I know the .cmd is firing because I have before/after ECHO statements populating a log file). If I double-click the .cmd file from explorer, the 3rd party app will start just fine. So, I figured, maybe try something besides the Shell command from my WCF service.
So I tried the following code, but it won't kick off the .cmd file at all (echo statements not firing). What am I missing here?
Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe", "/C " & System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ExStream_CMD_File_Path"))
Dim proc As New Process()
proc.StartInfo = psi
proc.Start()
proc.WaitForExit()
The path in the app.config file is valid (just double-checked). Is there anything wrong with the above code?
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Feb 10, 2010
Is there any way I can install a global hook or something else on the start of external process. WH_CBT hook, as it appears can only intercept events for processes that have windows, but what if I want to intercept the start/stop of a windowless application or a windows service? Is there any way to do it using .NET?Generally, I want my application to receive a notification of some process being launched knowing only an executable name.Presently I simply use a timer to iterate through running processes, but I wonder if there a better way to do it?
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Mar 10, 2009
I know how to launch a file or executable in VB .NET 2005. The file will launch and execution in the code continues immediately.
Process.Start("MyProg.exe")
But what if I need to start the program, wait until it finishes executing, read the exit code that it sends back, and take some action based upon the action code? How do I do that?
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Apr 4, 2010
Is it possible to start a process by passing a stream instead of passing a FilePath?
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Jan 20, 2009
ok i figured out how to call a different program but i have like 7 things here and i dont know what one to use.....i want to click a button and another program shows up.
first off is this right.
system.diagnostics.process.start()
then my folder path thing is
[code].....
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Feb 14, 2011
I am trying to run a process started with the following VB statement.
The process will start fine with the proper admin ID that I specify. I have verified this by starting a CMD shell and batch files. They all show the user is my local admin account. However, if I try to run defrag or chkdsk, both commands tell me that I do not have authority to run them. Even though the processes are running under the admin account (shown by Task Manager).
The program is compiled on a Win XP SP3 machine (32-bit) using VB Express 2010. The executable seems to work fine on XP. But when I copy the .EXE file that it generates to my Windows 7 64-bit system, I get the above problem about it not having authority to run these two utilities.
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Jun 3, 2011
I cannot get process.start work now. I have tried wrapping it as a call outside of my class, but it doesn't matter...it does absolutely nothing.No error msgbox either...
Heres my code
Private Sub mnuWizard_Click(ByVal Ctrl As Microsoft.Expression.Web.Interop.Legacy.CommandBarButton, ByRef CancelDefault As Boolean) Handles mnuWizard.Click
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'Handles Wizard Click Event
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Mar 16, 2012
I am importing filenames into a DGV:
If FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog() = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Dim myFileDir = New System.IO.DirectoryInfo(FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath)
For Each myFiles As System.IO.FileInf
[code]....
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Aug 18, 2010
I attempt to start MSAccess on the server with a command line using system.diagnostics.process.start. MSAccess should start, runs a report and then shuts down.
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Jun 4, 2011
I want to add a process to my application, the process should be started to listen some events when the application run. I searched in Internet, and I didn't find answers... Some people said that could use "Application.Run", but I didn't find this function in VB.NET project.
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Oct 13, 2009
I build a class library (dll) with a form in it. Now i start the dll : Dim myDLL As New ClassLibrary1.MyFirstDLL(). The problem is that this dll starts but not as a separate proces i also dont see it in the taskmanager. what i see is that when i start the dll from my program, my program start using more cpu/memory. The whole idea behind a dll is that it dont consume memory of the process that calls it. So how can i start the dll as a new separate proces but still be able to send variables to this dll. (i also created a whole new proces but then i can not send variables to it)
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Nov 21, 2010
I'm trying to start the process Store.Client.UI.exe which is located at: "C:Program FilesIntelIntelAppStoreinStore.Client.UI.exe", or "C:Program Files (x86)IntelIntelAppStoreinStore.Client.UI.exe" for 64bit like me, so I use the code:
If My.Settings.instpathtype = 86 Then
Process.Start("C:Program FilesIntelIntelAppStoreinStore.Client.UI.exe")
Else
Process.Start("C:Program Files (x86)IntelIntelAppStoreinStore.Client.UI.exe")
End If
Where my.settings.instpathtype is whether the computer is 64 or 32 bit. But when I run it, it doesn't run Store.Client.UI.exe for some reason. When I go into Explorer and type "C:Program Files(x86)IntelIntelAppStoreinStore.Client.UI.exe" it runs Store.Client.UI.exe.
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